2023 Unsupported Trail Race Unofficial Challenge #22
Bear Hole Reservoir Race Course 11.25 km (7- miles)
Back to Bear Hole to run the legal 7-mile route in low thirties for temperature.
Despite some tired legs from running "hard" the previous two-days, I made an attempt at pushing.
- Mile 1 - 5.1 avg
- Mile 2 - 5.1 avg
- Mile 3 - 4.9 avg
- Mile 4 - 4.7 avg
- Mile 5 - 4.7 avg
- Mile 6 - 4.8 avg
- Mile 7 - 5.0 avg
Completed in 1:24:00, which made me pretty happy.
The first two-miles are pretty flat and open enough to get a good cushion.
From 2 to 3 can be improved on as well.
The Metacomet / NET section is going to be slow, as it is rocky with difficult footing, and there is half the climb (700' total) in that section as well.
Once done with the Metacomet, there is a nice section, probably close to a mile, where the steam can be picked up.
And then, there is mile 5 - 6 where there are three or four short climbs that really can take the gas out of you.
From there, the last mile or slightly under can be whalloped if one is feeling pretty good with something left in the tank (legs).
