Notes
Excellent run. Was passed by only 3 or 4 people, caught most and passed plenty more both on the up and down. Finished the first lap right behind Dawn and watched her speed away again on the uphill. Got her in sight after the messy trail section near the end. Passing her on the straightaway, I tried to give enouragement, she says 'Oh, you're not going to pass me AGAIN are you?' Then I think she cursed a bit as I flew by. For some reason, the trickier the footing on the downhill, the faster I go. Crossing the finish, the announcer called my number and the name, 'Tim Mahoney!' I guess he confused us both even when Tim Crossed earlier. Then it turns out the screwed up the whole results process, lost everybody after the first female finisher. So everyone was asked to report the tie on their watch. I tried to head up for 7.5 more miles around Black Cap and Peaked, but my foot wasn't interested. It was pretty sore from all the fast running this week. This is a PR by a couple minutes, in much better conditions than last year, simmilar strategy. I felt very very strong on the downhills, running with my core engaged and just flying over obstacles. I conciously took a more agressive climbing strategy on the second lap, having walked a couple sections and feeling strong legs, I broke the steepest parts up. Walked half and ran the rest. Passing people in this direction was a rare treat.
Course Splits
Time Dist. Time Dist. Pace
0:35:52.38 3.728097428 35:52.38 3.728097428 09:37.34 First Lap +.1k
0:50:03.26 4.846526656 14:10.88 1.118429228 12:40.78 2k marker on Lap 2
0:59:52.19 5.40574127 09:48.93 0.559214614 17:33.14 Summit on Lap 2
1:11:54.52 7.207655027 0:12:02.33 1.801913757 06:40.87 Finish
36:02.14 3.6 09:59.96 Second Lap Total
23:59.81 1.7 13:47.58 Second Lap Uphill