trail running race 59:34 [5] 5.3 mi (11:14 / mi)
A very muddy edition of the annual East Fork Backpack Trail Run (counterclockwise, start at Indian Mound). Normally a mile or so of horse trail is muddy. This year, everything was. I was pretty beat from the ARDF and hash run yesterday to start with, and this run had it all: mud, heat, mud, humidity, mud, puddles, mud, slippery wooden bridges, and did I mention mud?
Miles:
9:57,
10:56,
11:31 (walked most of last big uphill before mtn bike parking lot)
12:22 (took at least 20-30 seconds trying to drink a small cup of water, which my body absolutely did not want - might have needed it, but sure didn't want it! Into the horse trail section and the worst slop of the race)
12:28 (walked part of a few of the uphills in the last mile)
37th / 110, 2nd in 55+, 5th 50+
33rd / 110 in age - gender graded results
last did this race in 20:11 with a time of 54:40 (27 / 61)