Running warm up/down 15:00 [3] 2.0 km (7:30 / km) +45m 6:44 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212's
Running and strides, stretches etc
Running race (Braids XC hill race) 41:55 [5] 9.24 km (4:32 / km) +167m 4:10 / km
shoes: Inov-8 X-talon 212's
So. hard.
Knew it was going to be painful but this seemed to be next level painful! Did really well on the first lap, and was planning to push on the second hill, but got to it and absolutely DIED. Was crawling up, barely moving at all, horrible horrible. Everyone went past me and was basically running mostly on my own for the second lap, which was v demoralising!
A minute and half faster than I'd done it before but still miles behind where I wanted to be - oh well.