I went out FAST and evidently slowed down alittle in the middle sections. It would have been better if I had scouted the course first. I didnt know how far I went so it was difficult to judge my effort.

I started late so I was playing "catch-up" all the way.
I passed ALOT of people, got passed by only 1 guy that was in shorts.

Skipped the first aid station and drank a cup of gatorade at the other 3.

Didnt fall which was good. Saw at least 4 people fell. And 2 that was ALREADY down on the ground. All looked okay though.

I ran up ALL but 2 upslopes. But I was still relatively fast on the 2 that I walked. I was walking up FASTER than a guy that was jogging up. I went down the downhills like a devil....I didnt see ANYONE dared to run down the slopes like I did. ;)

I think I pushed harder than MOST. My breathing was deep but I didnt notice the same about the others. Alot of people slowed down and took SMALL strides on the uphill which made things worse. I opened up my stride and overtook quite alot of people on the hills.

The hills were not as tough as I expected. My training runs had been on longer and more steady climbs, so the upslopes were managable. But the relentless ups and downs did take its toil.

Oh yah! I missed a turn too!! 30s RIGHT THERE!! :)

Interesting HR observations. Breathing became EXTREMELY laboured once my HR goes about 183....high 170s was still manageable.

1) Chose a lighter top. My sweater was soaked with water and I'm pretty sure it added abit of weight on me.

2) Trail shoes would be nice.

3) Arrive earlier and run with faster people. It would have been good to have a fast person to pace off from.

4) Eat alittle earlier.

5) If I really wanted to race it, I should have toned down my workouts yesterday. The 4hr bike ride session yesterday took quite alot out of my quads. Was feeling it even before the race.

DIDN'T warm down at all!! IT WAS FREAKING COLD man...I was freezing immediately after I stopped!! WIND, RAIN, SNOW....yucks...

Checked out the results. Prizes were for top 5 in AG. The guy in 5th was about 4 minutes faster than ,e


I wasn't intending to race this. So I didnt prepare adequately or taper. I also didnt know how far I was through the course. I slowed alittle down in the middle because I was afraid that there will be ALOT more to go.

I also had to slow down at a few chokepoints because the trail was narrow and I couldn't pass.

It would be good to also note the major UPSLOPES. I was also hesitant to push hard because I was afraid that there might be a GIANT hill at the end.

30s faster if I didnt miss that turn =p Had to backtrack. :(

I gave about 90% for the race. I could probably have pushed HARDER but I didnt due to the reasons above. Probably could have cut a few minutes off but not much more than that.