Third round of HIIT

Lunch Run

Morning Run

Afternoon Trail Run

Used as a training run for a race next month but started pushing a bit more than I wanted to as I led the race from mile 4 until 15. I let #2 pass at an aid station as I was going #1 😜 and he slowly gained more time through the remainder as obviously a much better climber. The stroll through the town of Washington was interesting as expected but fortunately uneventful. But a turn left through the neighborhood and onto a relief road turned into the biggest climb of the day with about 2500 feet in about 4 miles. The climbing wasn’t done at that point either but at least the aid stations were awesome! Shortly after crossing Hwy 20 I found that the trail was either poorly marked or had been vandalized, as I lost the way and added about 2 miles. This was good in a way since it forced me to just keep my own pace and forget about trying to stay ahead of anyone.  Fortunately I caught a couple other runners before they made the same mistake and together we somehow found a way back to the right trail (though I still don’t know where the intended turn was). Thank goodness for gps and a well-timed cell signal. From there we followed the Pioneer Trail and we were able to find our way ok. There was still some snow at the top and I threw some in my hat to cool down though the weather was never a problem, even when exposed at times. Another great aid station powered us for the last 5 miles of mostly downhill with a second or two of an amazing view of the finishing valley. Mostly flat through to the end with some great burgers and food waiting. All in all a fantastic first race for Skybreaker Racing but with a couple very unfortunate issues. Easily overlooked with how beautiful much of the course was and how great the volunteers were. 

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