2013 TNF 13.1 - December 8th 2013
Mill Valley, CA
December in Marin always has some tricks up its sleeve. A last minute winter storm warning in 2012 cause the race to be canceled. This year the race took place, but with flash 36 degree weather at the start. BURRR.
I had been looking forward to this one for a while. It's in my home town, and it's in one of the most beautiful & challenging places to run anywhere. It also caters to my strengths, or so i thought. The run is comprised of 3 hill climbs, each followed by a fun little descent. I had never done the first climb at anywhere near race pace, but I was pretty confident sitting near the top of the strava leaderboards on #2 & #3 from my preview run 2 weeks prior.
1) Miwok to Wolf Ridge - A casual 1.2 mile 10% grade climb
2) North Face Endurance hill 2 - A steep as hell 0.6 miles, followed by a more mellow 0.8 miles, averaging out to a 1.4 mile 10% grade climb
3) Marincello (Tennessee Valley to Bobcat) - a deceivingly long 1.4 mile 9% grade climb
Fastforward to raceday. As I mentioned before it was freezing...
I had been looking forward to this one for a while. It's in my home town, and it's in one of the most beautiful & challenging places to run anywhere. It also caters to my strengths, or so i thought. The run is comprised of 3 hill climbs, each followed by a fun little descent. I had never done the first climb at anywhere near race pace, but I was pretty confident sitting near the top of the strava leaderboards on #2 & #3 from my preview run 2 weeks prior.
1) Miwok to Wolf Ridge - A casual 1.2 mile 10% grade climb
2) North Face Endurance hill 2 - A steep as hell 0.6 miles, followed by a more mellow 0.8 miles, averaging out to a 1.4 mile 10% grade climb
3) Marincello (Tennessee Valley to Bobcat) - a deceivingly long 1.4 mile 9% grade climb
Fastforward to raceday. As I mentioned before it was freezing...
1:42:11 | 16th Place OA / 3rd Place AG
