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Did my first ever race yesterday - the glen lyon trail race. Came 28th out of 59 racers.
Course was pretty nice although also a little bit desolate. It was cool finishing across a giant dam.
A touch slower than I was aiming for but not really disappointed with my time considering I had 3 weeks off with a sore back and a cold in the weeks leading up. Spent the first half of the race in a small group of 6 or 7, then pulled away from them after one of the deeper river crossings (thankfully avoided any blisters after being shin deep in the river) and set the next runner in my sights. Slowly reeled her in over 3 or 4 KMs, while breathing through a stitch (maybe it was the second gel I had?) and eventually passed her, only to have her catch me up about 100 meters from the finish line and sprint past me.
Had a pretty hilarious moment as I started to 'sprint' (or as close to it as I could manage) to catch her up and thought my legs might just refuse and collapse but they/I figured it out and I managed to get past her by about 5 metres by the finish line. It was a good laugh and we both shook hands after we caught our breath back.
Thighs are cooked today and lungs still a bit tight. Had a v weird thing happen as I was trying to talk to another racer after the finish where my voice went super nasally and I couldn't enunciate my words properly or really even speak properly. It went away on it's own but that was mildly concerning!
Overall v enjoyable and just nice to have finished without any issues. Might try a road HM next and see if I can improve my time on easier terrain.
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