Training Log Archive: bishop22

Opening Dirt Cheap Trail Race of the year. I started back a ways and was forced to go out easy, which was a good thing as I had been limping around work all day. Just before 3 miles we came out of some muck that was reminiscent of the Mud Run in wet years and into the southern field, so I was able to pick up the pace and pass a few people. After the 4 mile mark (where I took a 30s walking break) there was a stretch of woods with many downed logs that made for tough going, followed by a climb to the start area, then down and up Cardiac (but from the side, which is steeper), and the final climb to the finish.

A couple guys caught me going up Cardiac, but it looks like they finished 35s back, so I guess I had a reasonable finish. It was strange - 432 finishers but no one within 30s of me in either direction! That only happened for 3 of the top 5 runners and several of the bottom 26.