Notes
30K Trail Race in CR. I knew it was going to be hilly, but it was a bit tougher than I anticipated. The course was two 15k laps around this park.
I got out a tiny bit quicker than I meant to, but it was sorta downhill. Two guys went out together running 7:20s maybe and I never stood a chance. I settled into 3rd mostly running by myself except for passing people that started earlier doing the 45k. It was nice to have those people to pick off. Other than that, nothing really notable happened on the first lap. It went by pretty quick.
Lap 2 was a lot more slippery from everyone already running over the course once. I slipped and ate shit at like 9.8. I know because I purposefully checked my watch so I could make note of it in my head. Mile 11 was a solid mile. But mile 12 was all up hill and took a lot out of my legs. Every hill after was brutal. I could keep it going on flat sections, but every hill felt like a crawl. The woman in 4th place made up like 30 seconds on me from mile 12 and I knew she was going to pass me eventually. I must have looked like an injured gazelle to her. She got me around 15 miles and I was pretty much out of it. I wasn't gassed or anything, but my legs were feeling it. Just not ready for those hills. It was a hell of a lot different than running 16 on the High Trestle Trail. Luckily I didn't get passed by anyone else.