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Ran the PC trail half today. I got a discounted entry last week, so decided to back off this week and use this as a decent workout and a good chance to see the fall colors in Park City. The course was pretty tuff with about 1,600 feet of climbing, lots of switchbacks and my Garmin measured it .5 miles long.
I thought I would be more in the 7:45 avg. pace range, but I didn't have the endurance/stamina to hold the pace thru the rocky trails and climbs and I really lost it during the last 4 miles. I've been doing pretty big bike rides on the weekends and running consistently throughout the week, but I think I really needed some "long runs" to do well on a course like this. Also, my legs were surprisingly stiff after backing off this week, so maybe I should have stretched more?
Overall was a good experience/workout. The staff did an incredible job marking the course and maintaining the aid stations. They were also a great cheering section each time someone approached an aid station...so enthusisastic! I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to race on trails.
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