I had a great race today on a really interesting course. It starts in the Colorado National Monument and finished in the town of Fruita. Miles 2-8 are downhill. Then the race turns on to rolling dirt roads and trails. So about 3 or 4 miles of what was basically cross country running.The last mile or two is on a paved bike path mostly along the Colorado River.
I actually managed one of the downhill miles in 5:58.
Only downside is I ran alone the whole way and lost over a minute trying to figure out the course which was poorly marked in a couple places.
Free beer after (in Colorado, not Utah) and I unexpectedly won $150 for finishing 3rd overall. At 57 I would have thought my days winning cash in races were in the distant past.
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