I actually waited a few times for someone who was about the same pace as me. I was faster on the downhills and tech and she was faster at the uphills. I was disappointed when at the last hill she passed me and I couldn't catch up. I felt good overall and feel that I should have pushed a little more in the first half. It's hard to make up time on the uphill at the end. Finished with a sprint. Did better then my first orientation time by 5 min and actually ran more distance then the orientation. Overall, a significant improvement.

Learned a valuable lesson. It's fun to train with someone but on race day you need to focus on yourself and not worry about everybody else (unless hurt of course). Everyone has a different pace and strengths and weaknesses.

Felt a little queasy so even though there were great refreshments I couldn't really enjoy them. Hung out with neighbours and friends which was really nice. Love doing local events.


Waiting for someone. Not having any legs for the hills. Also got some good blisters on both feet.


Overall it was a very interesting course with lots of variety. The organizer is very nice and encouraging. I won a great draw prize, $75 in Sushi gift certificate. YUM. I think that's the best prize ever. The medals were chocolate. I think that this race has a great potential to grow even larger. The combo of having a 15 and 6 km offering is great. The scenery is wonderful and I would encourage others to check it out and the rest of Squamish.