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Well this definitely didn’t go as planned, but I’m proud that I finished. 
 
A few thoughts and reflections;

- I was undertrained on the specific types of hills on this course. I did flat training, and mountain running. This course is really neither of those. 
- I noticed right off the bat that my HR was 6-7 beats higher than normal. I can’t help but wonder if this was caused by me being sick this past week (and still somewhat today). 
- I kept at goal marathon pace (3 hours) through the first half of the race. It was clear around mile 15 that I wasn’t going to be able to sustain.
- I settled for a 3:05ish time and adjusted accordingly. 
- Unfortunately I developed a shooting pain in my left knee (still not sure what it is) at mile 18. 
- Around mile 22 I almost dropped out as the knee was bad and I was moving super slow. 
- I decided to push through and finish. Despite knowing there was at least some risk of continuing to aggregate my knee. 
- The last 4 miles were gritty combo of slow trot and brief walking recovery periods. 
- They had no pace group for 3 hours! Would never have guessed that. 
- Running these with friends is the best 😁

Overall my feelings are mixed. In one sense this was a huge disappointment, I ran similar times on training runs that were a lot lower effort. But I’m glad I dug deep and finished the course. That, at least, feels good 🙂

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