I think I would have had a better time had I not fell on the ice 2 weeks ago and was a little better trained. My effort seemed fine and I feel like I could have run faster if not for my ankle injury

Not be hurt

Immediately in the truck t go home while wrapping ice on my ankle


I injuries and not fully prepared for the course


They put on a good race and have lots of volunteers, the terrain makes having many aid stations difficult. The first was 2.5 miles into the race then another at almost 7, then back to the last one 2.5 to go. There was no way the RD could have had more logical or more frequent spacing. They were also running a marathon and a 50 mile ultra event serviced by the same aid stations
Not pleased with 3:54 but it was a very challenging/technical course, bordering on an adventure race more than a trail run. Advertised as the toughest trail run in Texas.
Aerobically I felt fine (swimming) my ankle ached as usual but I managed to stumble countless times and fall twice. Each time I caught my toe on something, either foot, it would shoot pain up my leg and slow me to a limp for a few seconds to a couple of minutes and this started happening more and more frequently as I got tired. Some of the climbs were real leg burners, reducing runners to more of a climbing, scrambling kind of thing, even a mild little rock face to climb up. I was getting so anxious about my ankle/leg I started walking the very technical sections real carefully. I was very toasted toward the end, my two Gu packets I consumed had abandoned me and I resolved to take a water bottle of my own next time. It was only about 70* but I was hot. I was in a hurry because my wife was there with my truck and needed to leave to go to work, I would have to find a ride home from someone. I barely made it and we jumped in the truck as I iced my ankle and began to feel better.
This race had a 50 mile, marathon, half marathon (13.7 to be exact-no extra charge) and a five mile race. Mimi said she saw lots of runners scraped up and cut.
All in all it was a good event, too bad I couldn't stick around and take in the scene more.
My ankle is feeling better, I have some soreness in my quads that I haven't experienced in a long time from the steep climbs.