Notes
Eh not a great result but it's not terrible honestly, but most importantly I had a lot of fun and a great time seeing everyone and running in an XC race on a snazzy-looking team again!
I guess this is pretty in line with my race last weekend, maybe a little better. It's not a bad result, I don't expect to be blazing it up yet, but I wouldn't complain with a faster result, even if just by a bit. I don't have much to say about the race for once, at this fitness level I didn't feel in control of my race. At various points I was running with or trying to run with Pat, Rob, Jarrett, Colin, Jeff, Cish but it was all over the place. Hills didn't hurt as much as I expected, but the wheels fell at about 3mi and my finish was less than stellar.
I was immediately pretty disappointed but the more I thought about it, the more I didn't care. It was actually only 10s slower than Hamilton last year (aka "another great race!" at the time) and I was further along at that point and into more race specific stuff, though not much. It's fine, it's a place to work from and excited to continue working forward.
FUN fun time! Well worth the trip.