Running race 20:44 [4] 2.98 mi (6:57 / mi) +106m 6:16 / mi
32nd Annual Sacred Mountain Prayer Run
So Wednesday night Tom and I checked if there were any local races this weekend - answer yes! One *right* outside of Tom's apartment's door in Thorpe park!
Good trail race, up the trails I often run. There's a real difference running at 7000 ft! The really elite runners were in the 10k, by the looks of some of the women I would have gotten my butt kicked. I opted for the 5k to try to get something a bit faster in. The major effort though was the steep climb, I think the 10k just did more flat stuff up on the mea. But very muddy up there! It poured last night (rare event) and it was slick mud in all the flat zones. Stick-to-your-shoes-and-make-them-heavy type of mud.
There was a fast 14 year old boy who was ahead of me the whole race, except briefly when he tried to take wrong turns a few times. Glad I was there to right him, totally a strong runner!
Won a butterfly-themed hand-etched glass plate, now sitting in Tom's window!