Long Day At The Park!!!
The 3rd annual Hawthorn Half Day went off as most races do...never as smooth as planned. As a race director you always focus on the things that went wrong. 1st the Mule (the ATV that we use to get things out on the course) got there late. The mile marker got there AFTER the runners on the first lap. 2nd the trail were wet...big shock considering the flooding we had (actually this could have been MUCH worse). 3rd there was a computer problem at the end of the day and the results took almost 2 hours to get out. While 2 hours sounds bad, with the time it takes for people to pack up stuff and then the post race dinner we plan on it always over an hour before the awards begin.
On the running end, it wasn't my best day. I really struggled all day long. However I toughed out 6 legs (5K) on the hilly (muddy) course. Then in the last 30 minutes when the race switches to 1/2 mile loops, I ran 2 of those. While it was not my best day, it was strong enough to help my team win the over all title. Our team ran 116.8 miles in the 12 hour time limit. Just missing the course record of 118.6... even though it wasn't the best conditions.
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