This morning, I headed out to Hammond Hill State Forest for the Tom B trail run in honor of Tom Bugolosi, a great local trail runner who had sadly passed at the age of 32. Riding out to the race, I had those nerves I feel when I line-up for a big race. I was just so excited to race again after taking all of April off from any racing. I made it to the parking lot and had about 35-45 minutes to settle the nerves and to get out there and have a great time. I did a little warm-up and then just was hanging around getting ready to race. I hoped I would not get lost and that was of course my number one goal. I have a tendency to follow the natural trail and to make judgements to what I believe to be the most suitable trail while not glancing at markers which gets me lost. The weather felt nice but I knew it was going to be a little warm. I had all of my Mammut gear ready to go. I had my new Ultraspire Isomeric Pocket Handheld which felt so good and two Cliff shots.
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| Hanging out at the Finish with the Mammut Gear and the Acidotic "School of Hard Rocks" shirt |
We lined up, heard the Race Director gives us some tips on how not to get lost and then off we went. The course began with a nice 800m climb to the trail sections on what seemed to be a nice seasonal access road...
