EX2 Hemlock Trail Half Marathon
Ran my first race in 5 years and finished
1st in my age group and
3rd overall! Hands down the hardest run I have ever done with about 10 climbs of 75 to 150 feet with 10-13% grades. Humid as hell too - at race time (8am) it was 75 degrees and 100% humidity. My pace was more than two minutes slower than my road pace for the same distance, which shows what a shitshow this course was (in a good way!) I decided to run two days before the race, ordered trail shoes that came the day before the race, and didn't eat anything the morning of the race. Multiple bad decisions but it all worked out.