I've posted a detailed RR at my blog: http://danglethecarrot.blogspot.com. Will give a short one here. The first two loops were an absolute blast. The trail running community is a friendly, talkative bunch. As I met a bunch of interesting people that were more than happy to share their trail experiences with a first timer like myself.

At about mile 22 I was still feeling very strong when I slipped on a root and felt a pain shoot from my right heal all the way up into my shoulder. My IT band took the brunt of that and it hurt the rest of the way. By mile 26 or 27 my left quad and knee started to really tighten up, probably because I was favoring the right leg and the left leg must of have enough. I had five miles to go and the pain was pretty bad. It hurt worse to walk then run so I did this shuffle thing for the next 5 miles to the finish.

It has been two days since the race and my legs are still sore as can be but I had an absolute blast. The injury sucked but it is what it is and I sucked it up and finished. This was my first trail race and would highly recommend experiencing this if you get a chance!

Be more careful on the slick roots, they can be dangerous!

Ate some pizza and tried to stretch out the legs. Got to the car and sat there fir awhile just enjoying the heater! I think the temp only got up to maybe 44 degrees.


My sore IT Band and Quad!


Very fun race. Everyone was very laid back and it felt like a big party as opposed to s serious race. I had a wonderful time and can't wait to do this again next year.