Race #1 (of the six race Mountain Goat Quest) in the La Sportiva Mountain Running series was at Mt. Wachusett, Saturday morning
4.3 miles mostly uphill with 2 downhill sections. It was very interesting to run uphill most of the time. Definitely a new test of my system! The weather was perfect and the runners were pretty competitive, hailing from CMS (central mass striders) and BAA (Boston Athletic Association). I was pretty happy with the results and look forward to the next one this coming weekend… Pack Monadnock 10 miler!
My stats:
Nancy E Cook F40-49 Belchertown MA
65 overall out of 338 finishers
10 woman, 4th in age group
Rank 65 Time: 33:42 Bib#: 60
A course record was set by a 20 year old BAA girl – 29:27 – very fast indeed!
(Me – a fake pose running to the top!)
(My #1 fan!)
(The view of Boston from the top of the mountain)