Let me introduce the one and only Mr. 3rd Place. This was my first race of the 2009 season and I was feeling good going into it. I had just picked up my new Adidas trail shoes the day before and I was ready to race. I kept telling myself in the last mile the guy in front of me was 5th and passing him would be the difference between finishing 5th or 6th. You can imagine my surprise to see my name in 3rd.  I have not made it on the podium before. I just stood there looking at my name for a few minutes, taking it all in. I had to go back and check it a few times, thinking someone had a made a mistake.
I used my Nike Plus to track my distance and my Nike Triax Chrono to time it. I did not carry my Garmin to record the route. I did not want anything in my hands during a trail race. Sometimes it is best not to know your splits or place, I just ran faster thinking I was behind.
This was a great race to work on my speed and trail running skills. Best of all it was 70 degrees and I was outside with a great group of people.
Ex2Adventure Result’s Finish: 40:50 Overall: 12 of 213 Male: 10 of 108 Age Group: 3 of 37