First Bog & Burn race of the year, field of 160 or so made for interesting overtaking on the narrow paths. Cool & dry overhead & dryish underfoot.
Kept to the back for the initial climb towards the style and once on the path pushed it to a steady pace one eye searching for foot placement the other on the lookout for overtaking opportunities, in this race it's too easy to stay in the comfort zone and just follow the runner in front.
Picked off a few before the Whangie where the track gets a bit wider with some ditches to jump & others that you sink into.
Ran the climb after the road, a slow jog, then pushed on again to the trig point. After the trig its on your toes for 10 or 12 minutes of run as fast as you can to the finish without falling over, particularly the rocky bits.
Only a couple of us from the club but a also few others who run with us. Finished inside the top half of the field in just under 39 mins.
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