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Comments: I originally planned to run the 17 miles, but my adductor continues to be bothersome, so I dropped down to the 5 miles. Since I didn't have a warmup, my start was slow. I slopped through the mud on the lower part of the course and ended up losing a shoe in one large mud puddle. A guy behind me retrieved it, I pulled it back on and got going again. As I loosened up, I sped up and started passing people, especially on the up hills. I ran all of them. Even though I wasn't "racing" because it was unofficial, I started pushing on the downhills and flats. In fact, toward the end, I really started to feel it. Especially as it started to really warm up. The run reminded me, though, how much I love to run on trails. I'm looking forward to the trail race down in Laurel in 2 weeks. And I would love to run on those mountain bike trails again, but I'm afraid I would get lost. I don't think I would ever ride a bike on them, though. Wow. What would you do differently?: Actually register for the race. Yeesh.  Post race
Warm down: Big latte at Fusions. What limited your ability to perform faster: No warmup. Losing my shoe. Event comments: I didn't partake of the post-race food since I didn't pay to run. It was a very laid back atmosphere. Really nice for a change. Last updated: 2010-02-17 12:00 AM
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Well, I meant to sign up the day before. But the race was closed. Who knew? The RD said we could just show up and run, anyway. No results, of course. I was fine with that. We then headed to the Japanese restaurant and chowed up some sushi. My favorite pre-race meal.
I probably should have jogged around at least, but just hung around chatting with friends. Since I wasn't "official," I wasn't planning on actually racing.