Trail running warm up/down 18:00 [2] 4.0 km (4:30 / km) +50m 4:14 / km
Warm up in Ilsenberg, Harz mountains, for the Easter trail race. Freezing day.
Trail running race 57:26 [5] 16.64 km (3:27 / km) +430m 3:03 / km
Ilsenburg trail race. A big loop going in to the mountains, uphill on the way out and downhill on the way back. Some single tracks and some big tracks but nearly all off road. Started comfortably and tried to push the hills, getting ahead of the next guy. Got to the top then hit 4km of snow/ice covered paths. It was slow going and quite dodgy in places, steep downhills on ice. I pushed hard again after the snow ended and won by 2 minutes. Missed the 30 year old record by less than 20 seconds, with a bit less snow it would have happened. Enjoyed racing on some hilly trails and mud