so i want to run a trail race at the end of september. a particular race, about an hour from my house.
there is a bit of history here: i was signed up for this race in 2010. but then three weeks beforehand, my retinas needed reattaching (yeah, that happened) so my surgeon said i had to not do anything 'jarring' for a while. and trail races are kinda the definition of jarring.
anyway, with one thing and another i've never made it back -- but i think 2014 should be the year!
the issue is the distance. there are 3 options at this race: the course is 7.3k, and you can do one, two or three laps. the longest one is just over a half marathon, right? the plan in 2010 was to do the full three laps, so why not, right? i'm not as fast as i was then, but i'm definitely still strong.
right.
but look at the elevation profile.
the race director's description of the course includes statements like 'massive climb' and 'screaming downhill'. and in my previous experience (from the related race i'm already running in july), this director uses the term 'rolling hills' to mean: if you trip on this hill, you will roll to {the bottom, your doom}. so presumably 'screaming downhill' means: start screaming now, while you're still at home on the couch.
... so. three laps, you think?
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