WASATCH TRAIL RUN SERIES (Race: 5.81, 2.5 mile warm-up.)
3rd Race (for me--4th of the series) up in Corner Canyon. I measured a bit short (5.81) from the posted 6.1 course, 1,001 ft elevation gain. Not as many runners today putting me higher than I've previously finished. Course 2-Laps of the shorter 5K course. Some good elevation followed by some fast downhill running.
At the start, let the fast guys go as well as those just going out too fast. Trail heads up after .25 miles and a gradual climb for the next two miles. Nice fast downhill for just over a mile then right back up and doing it again.
Passed a few runners at about the .5 then 1 mile mark then settled in and held my spot for the remainder of the race. As in week's past, there's few couple of guys way out front, a few to several minute gap, then me. Got in the middle of a high school mountain bike club cruising down the single track on the last lap. I was weaving in and out of them, they'd pass me, I'd pass one or two of them back. It was pretty amusing. Certainly any other day I'd just let them by but hey this was a race. I held my spot and battled for position.
Pushed a hard downhill on the final lap and came in 4th--I think.
Splits/Avg Pace:
Mile 1: 8.47
Mile 2: 8.38
Mile 3: 6.19
Mile 4: 9.09
Mile 5: 7.10
Mile 6: 6.27
Found a great heart rock mile 4.3
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