Full race report to follow.. just typing out a few specs about my legs. Colonial 200 (Legs 1 & 2) Leg 1 : I goofed up leg 1 some kind of bad!!! I had planned on racing the opening leg to determine current fitness quality. After getting there and seeing some of the course I should have backed off and just run for fun. Instead I went out running hard on some tough rolling terrain. I ended up missing the first turn and kept going roughly a mile before I decided to back track and see what was going on. I finally get back on course and yes a sign was there but it was very low to the ground and well off to the left. From there onwards I was truly upset at myself for committing such a rookie mistake. Always know the course youre running. I failed to do this and it cost me and my teammates dearly. So I continue onwards and kinda felt defeated for the rest of the leg. The hills and humidity and lack of mental focus started to take its toll on me. I knew I had a lot of running left to do so I just finished off the rest of the leg at a time on feet pace. Leg 1 which was supposed to be 8.8 miles ended up being 10.96 @7:59 pace Not the way I wanted to start my day. Live and learn. Leg 2 : This leg went much better... hey look mom.. no turns :-) The first half of this run was flat/downhill and the second half was all uphill. Mentally.. I managed to shake off the earlier mistake and was in a much better place. I simply let the terrain dictate my pace. About midway.. I was chased by two dogs. Luckily I got away. 4.3 miles @ 7:19 pace
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