Full race report to follow when I have time.
My realistic goal time for the race was 3:18 based on a half a few weeks back. Went out too fast (still making that rookie mistake), but really didn't start to struggle badly until around mile 21 when the splits went above 8 minutes per mile. The last two miles are uphill (the marker for mile 25 was in the middle of the longest hill off the trail) and subsequently were 9:40 and 9:12. I think the closeness of the finish meant I was able to tough out a slightly quicker mile for #26. But that's where 3:20 slipped away. Chip time wound up being 3:21:58, which is a 13 1/2 minute PR and that's always a good thing. The disaster at Grandmas is in the rear view mirror, now.
I could have run smarter and probably hit the 3:18 goal, but there is no doubt I couldn't have tried any harder overall. I struggled to make it even back to the elementary school for the post race festivities. It's 2 full days later and I'm still very sore.
Already signed up for Flying Pig in Cincinnati in May. Not sure about a BQ attempt (I have to run 3:10) but I will probably go out like it, again.
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