The 2008 Northville Road Runner Classic is now in the books. (For information on next years race, go to https://www.northvilleroadrunners.org/nrr/index.html )
The race was a combination of trail and pavement, maybe 3 miles asphalt and 2 miles trail with an official total of 4.8 miles. (thats what 8K is, right.)
While the hills were nothing like the Road Ends trail race, they were still long and steep enough to get the thighs burning. More hill work on the training schedule!!
By the numbers:
a) 8K, or 4.8 miles.
b) ran at a 10:03 per mile pace, 49:43 total time (0:45:00 total time pre-race guess)
c) finished 126 out of 165 overall, so finished in the top 76% of all runners. . .
d) finished 5 out of 5 in my age group. It’s tough when the #3 overall finisher is in your age group! Definitely something to aspire to!
e) had a great time, which was the real race goal!
There are a few pictures available which I will get posted sometime.
Until the final hill is conquered,
George