It was a trail race with 2 laps of 25K loop in Port Gamble.
I had a bad split of 2:32 - 3:07. I needed better race strategy since it’s not a road marathon but a trail ultra.
Rain was pouring all day except a few chances of sun break. Weather for the last 7 mi was worst. Dark forest with pouring rain turned suddenly bright followed by a series of thunders right over the head. Narrow single track trail turned to be a creek. Climbing up against down flowing water made me feel as if I were a salmon swimming upstream. Being passed 3 mi before the finish is not always pleasant. Surprisingly I was still 3rd place male (4th overall) and received an award (with humble record of 5:39) for the first time ever in the race.
Jae-Byung Jung's race reports for marathon and ultra running adventures.
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