This was the 18th running of the Trail Mix races in Hyland Park. The course is 12.5k, about 7.8 miles. The long race is 50k (four loops), the Grand Prix race is 25k (2 loops) and the team race is 50k, where each team has four members and each member runs one loop, with the times of all four members added together for the 50k team score.
Today I ran the team event with George, Wayne, and Dave, finishing the 12.5k in 1:20:04. That’s a pace of 10:20, not much to brag about but (1) It is a difficult course, and (2) I did run 16 miles just two days ago. It’s good enough, especially since it was about all I could do. In fact none of us was in top form today. Each of us was either recovering from an injury or insufficiently trained for the distance. So we went a little slower than usual and enjoyed the race and the wonderful Hyland Park. Roy showed up to cheer.
No pains! My sweeties came along and cheered as well, but did not race this time. They got pictures. :-)
Three of the four St Croix Valley Runners at the start line.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Trail Mix Team Race
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3 comments:
What a great day to run that course! I love mud as much as anyone but the dry trails were very nice.
--Mark
Great job for your whole team. I heard that was a tough course. Sounds like your season is off to a great start!
Great to hear no pain while running! And what a fun way to do so. I've never run on a relay team but must do so someday.
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