I Run

Last weekend (5/1/2011) I ran the Seven Sisters Trail Race in Amherst, MA. Or rather, I walked it briskly. It's pretty tough to find a stretch of trail here where you can open it up to actually run. Plus, 200 plus runners on a single track trail means that you're going at the pace of the person in front of you for much of the way. Since I'd never done this race before, I was content to just follow the crowd. It's a good thing I did because if I'd gone out any faster, I would have had a much tougher time finishing. I was happy enough until the turnaround at mile 6 and for a couple of miles after that, but then my legs started cramping. The downhill sections were sort of excruciating, with the sharp rocks and all just waiting for my legs to buckle. Still, I managed to get to the end without falling, which on this course is no easy thing. Next year maybe I won't be so conservative.

Results

# posted by jm @ 5:47 PM