Well I have my first race for 2009 under my belt. The race was from Howarth park, up the Spring Creek trail, around Lake Ilsanjo, and down the Canyon trail where it hit the Spring Creek trail once more to return to Howarth.
The race started in a unique fashion I found particularly appropriate. Instead of a starting gun, the race began with 2 blacktail deer antlers clashed together. Also top 3 finishers in each age group won a photo taken of a blacktail buck 2 miles into the race course.
It was not my best race from a nerves/ digestive/ feeling strong standpoint. I finished behind the folks I usually run with on training runs. However I recovered well and I feel like I will have a good race next Saturday.
However I finished 8 minutes faster with a time of 1:37:45 (9:46.5 mile pace). The mens winner finished in just over an hour! However this was the “scrimmage” if you will, since I have the Pirates Cove race in 6 days (March 21).
