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Sunday Mar 7, 2021 #
Event: Ugly Mudder 9.5k Trail
10 AM
Trail Run race 1:10:05 ** 9.35 km (7:30 / km) +265m 6:34 / km
ahr:142 max:156 shoes: VJ Falcons 10
Ugly Mudder Trail Race in Reading on Mt. Penn, a Pretzel City Sports production. Not much mud but lots of snow, maybe 70% of the course or so. "Spring conditions", ranging from hard packed to sugar to almost slush, depending on sun exposure and being stomped on by a couple hundred pairs of feet. Spiked O-shoes were the choice for footwear. Sunny and in the low 30s so decent racing conditions.
Apparently some of the course markings had been tampered with so there were a couple of "where's the course" moments. Just following people ahead of you was not a good plan. From the course description I knew we needed to go to the fire tower on top of Mt. Penn, so when there were no streamers as we approached the tower I only lost 30 seconds or so (but got caught by a group of about 6 people). About a kilometer from the end of the course I saw lots of people out in an open area ahead of me but noticed streamers to my right as the course turned to head back towards the finish - I think I picked up 10 or 20 places (hooray for navigation over speed). Was 68/~230 overall and 2nd M60-67, about 2 min behind. Looking forward to being the young guy in the 68+ category at the next PCS race I do.
Apparently some of the course markings had been tampered with so there were a couple of "where's the course" moments. Just following people ahead of you was not a good plan. From the course description I knew we needed to go to the fire tower on top of Mt. Penn, so when there were no streamers as we approached the tower I only lost 30 seconds or so (but got caught by a group of about 6 people). About a kilometer from the end of the course I saw lots of people out in an open area ahead of me but noticed streamers to my right as the course turned to head back towards the finish - I think I picked up 10 or 20 places (hooray for navigation over speed). Was 68/~230 overall and 2nd M60-67, about 2 min behind. Looking forward to being the young guy in the 68+ category at the next PCS race I do.