Pineland 25K Recon
Amy & I will be running the 25K race at the Pineland Trail Running Festival Memorial Day weekend. Today we reconned the course. Ouch & humbling. We’ve been doing 8-10 mile trail runs but perhaps too much slowish bush whacking. Planning for overcast 60°’s it turned out to be just shy of 70° & bright sun. What the hell NWS? I’m still adjusting to higher temps so felt it was a tad warm.
The course has relentless short ups & downs combined with running through fields that really work your legs and footing. Hopefully the 50 mile & 50K runners will trod down the fields some before the 25K runners hit it. So a bit of a grind at the end but that’s to be expected & what it’s really all about. Pushing through the hard parts. I could have hydrated better the day before but was able to successfully eat & drink a lot during the run.
Fun day and Pineland Farms is quite the gem there in New Gloucester. Great trails, well maintained grounds, and friendly folks at the YMCA.
Start of Fly Like an Eagle 5K, #Erskine Academy, S China, #Maine. Interesting leg extension on guys in front of me. Running form is intriguing. (Taken with Instagram at Erskine Academy)
