It took me 1 hour 48 minutes of hard running to complete this very hilly and rocky 13.3 mile course with 3,100' of elevation gain. That was good for 3rd place male and 1st in my age group. My running buddy Lauren kicked butt as usual and earned 2nd place female and 2nd place in her age group. Aaron and Ross are in my little group of regular running partners, too, and Aaron won the 30K and Ross came in 2nd place in the 30K.
It was fun seeing so many friends from the Coastside Running Club and Tuesday Night Run Club:
I saw friends from Pacifica Runners and Belmont Runners, too.
I felt like I ran well and that I gave it my all. I probably started a little fast, as I led the race for about 2/3rds of the way up the first ascent to the top of Montara Mountain. I felt very fast on the decent. On the Valley View loop, I felt like I was struggling a bit on the ascent and I could tell that 3rd place was catching up; he passed me by the time I finished this loop. I ran every step up the seemingly endless switchbacks of Hazelnut Trail, and then crushed the descent to the finish, staying in 3rd place. It was fun passing the 30K runners who had started 15 minutes before us. I carried 20 oz of sports drink which was just enough -- I didn't need to stop at the aid station.
I didn't trip or fall or have any problems navigating the course. I could have easily run the course without ribbons because I'm so familiar with these trails.My official time was 1:49:53 but they seemed to have added a minute to everyone. My watch showed 1:48:40, from start to finish. Lauren reported a similar anomaly.
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- Weight: 160.0 lbs
