My dad came to our home to watch our two boys, so my husband decided to come cheer me on. We picked up our friend Jenny in Lincoln and made our way down the interstate. We arrived around 10am, an hour before the race start, and had plenty of time to pick up our packet and get ready. Jenny and I waited inside until about 5 minutes before the race started...BRRR!!!
When the gun went off, we headed down a road which quickly turned into an open field (with lots of snow and leaves) and then a single lane trail. Primarily, the race was either on the trail or the field which made the terrain difficult. I wore my regular Asics Kayanos for the race, and had a hard time with the steep inclines, declines, and sharp turns. At one point as I was running down a hill, I lost my balance and thought I might fall into an icy stream.
I led the race for about the first mile, but was surpassed at that point. The leader was not too far in front of me until probably the last mile. She ended up finishing in 25:27 to my 26:01. I do think I would have beat her had I had either spikes or trail shoes, but I think the 30 second gap might have been less. Oh well, you live and learn.
I turned 30 in October and have been very excited about my new age group. However, the age group I was in at this race was 21-30. Jenny and I both won our age groups at this race, which was pretty cool! The race featured Empyrean beer and a delicious barbecue lunch afterwards.
All in all, this was a great way to start the 2014 racing season...I would definitely run this race again.
Race results can be found here:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_race.php?race_id=37751#racetop
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