A good ole jacket n jeans run

CIM 2:27:45 run fast and break things

Walk/jog from hotel to gear check

CIM shakeout commute

Moon me once, shame on you. Moon me twice(TWICE!!) can’t get mooned again

Crazy windy and rainy out with some slippery surfaces. Went in with high hopes of certain victory but local legend Chris Olley had other plans. Was tough to get second but fun to battle it out with a runner of his caliber. First mile was about as fast as the conditions allowed it. Felt surprisingly responsive at the mile and did my best to stay close to Chris as we started to hit the downhills. Had to exercise the vocal cords a bit coming down from the lake as people were blocking the turn. It was at this point the gap opened up pretty quickly and I had to do my best to not let him get too far away. Kept pushing myself through the downhills but didn’t have the fitness to close the gap. Still stayed arund 4:45 average into the finish which I’m happy with. Came in 2nd place in 15:20 for 3.2 miles. Course was definitely long since the first mile had us at 5:20 which didn’t make sense at all. Very fun race. Any other year this time would have won but that’s what makes the sport so much fun is you never know who will be lining up each time. Props to anyone doing the half that headwind is devious!!


All in all very happy with where I am at this point in the year. Feeling about as fit as I was when I ran 15:09 at Patagonia last year and feel pretty stable with my balance of training and teaching. Looking to keep the consistency going as long as I can. Should be a good year for fast times. I feel like in perfect conditions I could have gone close to or under 15 for this course which was the original goal but have plenty of time to keep getting stronger.

PS. very cool little windmill trophy for second place

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A good ole jacket n jeans run

CIM 2:27:45 run fast and break things

Walk/jog from hotel to gear check

CIM shakeout commute

Moon me once, shame on you. Moon me twice(TWICE!!) can’t get mooned again

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