Notes
no particular goal. Wx much better than past couple of years, with low humidity. Trails not as cleared as usual, so wet leaves, with hidden rocks and roots. I briefly walked through the two water stops and up the last hill on Ore Pit Loop Trail. Paced another better trail runner through the last couple of miles, but ditched her once we hit the campground for the final half mile, a relatively strong finish. Pleased with my time; about 6 minutes over last year. Few things -- hills hurt, I need to do more of them. Trail races are a different animal, I need to fight more of them. I prefer asphalt. First race in a while that I needed a few days to recover. Still, one of my favorite races.
Official time: 1:10:09, 7.6 miles, 9:13 pace