Well... I'm still waiting for the official results, but I had a time of 37:26 on my Garmin for my 8k, which puts me under my goal of 37:30. I did not check out the course beforehand, so I did not know what to expect. The description said rolling hills, but I had no idea they meant you were either ascending or descending the entire time. To be honest, when I hit the halfway point, I didn't think there was any possible way I would get under 37:30. The hills weren't very steep, but they were endless and they really sapped the energy out of me. It also didn't help that I went out with the second group and did the first mile in about 7:10. I should know better, but I'm still relatively inexperienced when it comes to racing so the adrenaline makes me think I can go faster than I really can.
If anyone wants to read it, I might post a more detailed description of the race once the official results come in. In the meantime, here is the gps data.
P.S. I don't care what it says for elevation, there was more than 80 ft of elevation change.
Dave I want you so bad
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ReplyDeleteGO DAVE! You probably thought I wasn't reading this still! Shame on you! That run sounds deadly, but let's face it, it was probably WAY LESS than 80 feet of elevation change, you're just here to brag, lolol.
Just kidding, keep it up :D