Not Bad For a Training Run

As part of his training schedule, Eric Grossman (Emory, VA) had a 15 mile trail race on Saturday, September 13.  The plan was to run a steady pace and get a strong tempo- style run out of the effort.  When Eric showed up at the Bays Mountain 15 Mile Run  in Kingsport, TN on race morning, he saw more competition than he had anticipated.  After a quick description of the course layout from a local, Eric smiled, knowing it was a course he would enjoy, as it included a small climb, a large climb, some dirt and gravel roads, another big climb, and then a “bunch of single track trail”.  As the temperature soared and humidity matched, Eric went out with a pack that followed the lead runner.  However, as the trail climbed, Eric found himself in a solo second position.  As the trail peaked and they headed into the downhill single track section, Eric made a move and broke the leader and assumed the lead on his own and ran strong into the finish, upsetting the field as no one gave the “ultra man” credit for being able to run so hard on such a “short” race.   Eric may have pushed the effort level just a tad harder than a “good tempo run”, but it served as a good marker of his current fitness level.

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