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First trail race was so fun! Beautiful scenery, never got bored, a scenic midpoint turnaround, welcoming community. Lots of hills! The aide station was deluxe with so many snacks!!! I’m curious about a trail ultramarathon at some point (50k) so I wanted to see how trail racing is. am a road runner and strength train, but have been on many hikes in my life. I would need months of ascent/descent practice on technical terrain if I want to pursue longer distances on trails. I was really fatigued this week from PRing the SF bridge half, marathon team training, hard strength days, and then forcing 10 miles yesterday, but I actually feel better shaking everything out from this trail! wore ASICS trabucos and felt stable on the rocks. I’m not ready to run down steep hills (maybe this will never be my thing, tbh) but l will definitely look forward to another trail race soon! #elymountain #sanjoaquinrunning #trailrace #trailrunning #marathontraining