BC Cross

I had a good race yesterday at the BC Cross Country Champs. I finished 10th overall. This was my first cross country race in a year (and possibly my last until next year) so I was kind of hoping it was going to rain so I could take advantage of getting as muddy as possible. But alas, it was sunny. I really can't complain about that though because as you can see from these photos it was such a beautiful day and the backdrop was amazing. I felt strong the whole race and was really happy with how I executed it. I went out fairly conservative but established myself in a pack of about 5 girls by the end of the first lap (2km) in about 6th position. As I mentioned in my previous post my focus was to work really hard in the middle 2km. I did a good job staying positive and strong through this section which I am happy about. The pack did gap me just before the 3km point when someone surged and I wasn't able to respond, but I kept a clear head and just did the best I could with what I had. Without having raced in a while it was good to remind my body what it feels like to go hard. Now I will be better prepared to run the Fall Classic 10km in 2 weeks!
We came home on the 5pm ferry and then it was time for Halloween fun!! Mags and I had a good time being bratty kids, although we probably could have been more bratty!

The lollipops were good!!