Trail run 13:21 [5] 2.5 mi (5:20 / mi)
A fun race though attendance was down because of the wet conditions. When I arrived it was only Gail and Ed, though eventually more did arrive. Mark arrived at the last moment and he's generally faster than me on the track so I knew it was going to be a hard fought race ( actually I kinda expected him to run much faster than me).
Mark was still tying his shoe when the gun went off so I was in the lead and running hard. My reprieve was short-lived and he was right behind me just as soon as we had reached the golf course. I was very happy to cut straight through large puddles and Mark was vainly trying to keep his shoes dry, so I was staying just ahead for the first mile or so. I was feeling great still so when Mark picked up the pace a bit, I matched to stay in front, and then again and again, putting in little surges to stay just in front. At about the 2 mile point, I pushed ahead and Mark didn't stay with me and I worked hard to ensure that he didn't just wait until the last 400 meters to zoom past at top speed.
Very happy with the race and happy with the result too.