Started off with a 25 min run, 5 walk cadence. Held that for 4 intervals, maybe 5....Clicked away 8:20's for the first 13 or so, under 9's including walk breaks. INCLUDING walk breaks, which was too fast. Then, frankly, I died - I'm not trained for the full distance yet - and wanted to walk more. Trix was up for it, because our 'goal' was 10's, to protect her legs, and we were going MUCH faster thatn that. So we moseyed our way in from 13, partially out of necessity (me), and partially out of smarts (trix).

We made lotsa friends in the last 4 miles and I spent a lot of time talking like "goat boy".

Train. Nutritionate. Run.

Finished, there was NO food (and I was starved), but I got a beer. Then we went and raided the Holden's Party Store. Or was it Holden Sparty Store? Either way, I scored some ice, a chicken and bacon stromboli, and a HUGE diet pepsi.

Then we bolted to go watch Sparty kick I-Da-Ho's ass, with ice on my knees and cramps in 3 of my 6 major leg muscles. Giddyup.


Train, and actually run. But this was a training run, so no worries.


Great training run for me.

Plusses:
- THE most challenging run I've ever done. The hills were out of control
- THE most beautiful run I've ever done
- GREAT race organization, and great race size (<800)
- Outstanding volunteer support. Tons of happy aid station people.
- Awesome participants. Everyone was happy, and fun to talk with
- The most fantastic Trix piss ever.
- Good company (Thanks, Trix, Brian), and good times.

Minuses
- No post race food
- Waterade was not quite full strength
- No post race massage as advertised?
- Shitty t-shirt robbed me of $8
- NO post-race food. Like None.
- Bad value...

Bottom line...I'll be back, without a doubt. It was an amazing, challenging run, with great support. They'll fix the food and t-shirt and waterade issues, I'm sure. But everything else was outstanding.

I couldn't think of a better fall training run; there is NO run that was more difficult than this one. And with Trix, it's good times. :)