I enjoyed this race last year so signed up pretty early with no hesitation. The difference the organizer made from last year was that the course was on a reverse direction and no muddy trail (as to no rain). From my old memory, the course was all runnable meaning no steep hills so I decided to pace based on how I feel not worrying about saving energy in the tank. Now, the course is not exactly same as before and noticed there were more hills; actually. the elevation gain was doubled from 760ft (last year) to 1600 ft (this year). So clearly, I made a mistake that I should've slowed down when hitting hills which I didn't. When finishing up the 1st loop (15.5 miles), I was informed coming in as 2nd place. I smiled and that won't be true for the next loop. Indeed, I started struggling from a fall once and hills (my quads and calfs were somewhat cramping). I walked a lot for the last 3 miles? Three runners passed me which I couldn't help. When I was 400 yards to go to the finish line, I heard someone approaching very fast. And then he said I won't pass, but push you to finish strong. I really appreciated his friendly gesture. So I was the 6th overall and 5th in male that was good enough for a top 6 male award.
With Andrew who pushed to finish strong!
Running in the heat!
strava data: https://www.strava.com/activities/1175957489
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