Trail Running (7 hills) 1:46:15 [5] 13.99 mi (7:36 / mi) +585m 6:43 / mi
shoes: Inov 8 X-talon 225
Awesome race and very happy with how things went. Stuck with the leaders up to the castle and then settled in around 10th along towards Corstorphine. Got a couple of people on the climb then got in sight of Mike. Got ahead just before Braids and pulled away on the climb, Started struggling a bit on Blackford but kept plugging away and was running well to the seat. Got up to Pat Gie towards the top of the climb and opened a gap on the descent. Not moving fast towards the end and kept looking over my shoulder but held my position and delighted to finish 3rd.
Route was spot on and happy with how I ran. Wasn't sure how things would hold up having not done a race with so much flat running for a long time but felt pretty good overall