I ran in an organized run for the first time in a couple months, and I certainly didn't pick an easy one to come back. A good portion of the first two miles was uphill, and the first and last miles were largely on non-paved trail. It was my first run in El Dorado Hills, and I chose to do it largely to get some hill training in for my upcoming half marathon.
Taking the hills and the fact that I didn't "rest" leading up to the race, I'm pleased with my performance. For a while, I thought I had an outside chance of breaking a hour, but it was not meant to be. Another bright spot is that I didn't set a new personal worst in the effort:
I'm not a huge fan of non-paved running, and as such, I'm not sure that I'll do this race again next year (will largely depend on if I'm in a need of an event and/or the hill practice). I do like the idea of supporting schools though, so we'll see.
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