Running 33:10 [5] 7.41 km (4:29 / km) +333m 3:39 / km
ahr:172 max:188
IMRA Hellfire - 8th
Took her steady up first climb, people were going by which was worrying, but they started to slow and we had a few walking all of a sudden, so I figured I’d made the right call.
Opened up on the faster section to take a few places, but got a little stuck when we turned left onto the slightly technical stuff.
Anyway, made time on most around me on the 2nd climb which was pleasant, worked into it, and then back to the fast stuff, got around a few and gained a good few.
Started the final climb in a group of 3 and they both went early and tried to run it hard. After a while they settled back a little and I came back to summit just in front.
Short technical bit then all fire-road, and was always fairly comfy along this though the lads were close.
Overall fairly happy, feels like better climbing than in the past, but hard to guage, and race really didn’t seem to take a lot out of me, so getting back nicely it seems as recovery is quick.