FatMoojor wrote: »

@kristinegift thank you.

Good luck on your 5 miler, what is the time you're looking for, to post for top 3?

(3 edits and that still doesn't read correct)

juliet3455 wrote: »

Sorry for the Long Winded Post, still on a race high,

At 11:00am I Managed to get the afternoon off work. 11:01 Registered for the Roots and Ruts 10km Trail Race.
http://racepro.ca/rootsandrutsrun/ ( I called it Rocks, Roots and Ruts in a previous post-me bad )
Drove for 2 hours to reach Grande Prairie, AB. Checked in at the Tent at the start area and grabbed my Bling Bag. Unfortunately being I was a late entry all they had were Medium Sugoi Shirts. Managed to Trade up to a Large with a Lady who was swimming in her shirt. Now just need to trade up to an XL as they fit a little small.
And yes it was Just Stupid Fun. The Trails were covered in the first batch of leaves to fall, lots of tree roots crossing at weird angles and weird little stumps sticking up. ( they had Spray Painted them all a Brilliant Orange - Green or Blue would have been better due to the Orange leaves ). No Mud hazards as it has been a dry fall. At the 4 km mark they had some trees blow down overnight. They cleaned them up and 1 more fell over just before the start, so a Hurdle now became part of the race.
Really only my 3rd truly "Organized Race" ( 322 Total Runners with Official Times ) and my second one with chip timing. 01:00:06.35 Placed 23 out of 108 in the 10km race ( actual distance per Strava/Map My Run = 10.8km ) and 2/6 in my age group. I was shocked because at the start I got trapped a little bit to far back in the pack and some 5km walkers and 5km Family runners were in the middle of the pack so lots of people to pass. I didn't realize it until the end of the race that I only had 2 people pass me. Based on my 6:02 pace per Km only 60 people had better pace times across all three distances.
Being I live in a major River Valley and run hills to get to flat land I absolutely Killed the Hills and did most of my pass's on the Hills or just over the Hills when People would be slowed down. Once I got past the 2km mark most of the Crowd was behind me then the slow catch up and pass process began without going to hard that I would Bonk out. racepro.ca/races/rootsandruts/2015oa_10.txt.

Signs that "You might be an addicted Runner"

1) $60.00 Entry Fee
2) 2 hr Drive to Event Location
3) 1 hr Event
4) 2 hrs Standing around Cheering other Runners in and Post Event Chilli Supper/Presentations
5) 2 hrs Drive back Home ( Total Time = 7 hrs )
6) Up until 1:20 the next day posting ( Bragging ) about the event.
7) People recognize you but you have no clue who they are or what event you met them at.
8) Ecstatic with a 23 place finish and a shirt that is to small.