tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21465133.post3044948203082938005..comments2023-10-16T06:43:33.174-07:00Comments on Studies in Clydeology: Ups and Downs: A Tesuque Peak Trail Run Race ReportS. Baboohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11975687184596635887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21465133.post-68062329723206920652013-10-14T21:10:09.225-07:002013-10-14T21:10:09.225-07:00When no one passes me in the second half of a race...When no one passes me in the second half of a race, that tells me I started too slowly :) In an uphill-only race, my experience/feeling is that my performance in the first mile or two determines my finishing position. Specifically, at this year's LL a large percentage of my time gain was in the lower, smoother portion of the race, and another racer's report I read had him 1min ahead after the paved section, and....1min ahead at the finish line. I 'peaked' early at LL this year and stopped passing people mid-way through the rockslide, which tells me there is still room for improvement.<br /><br />Beating 1hr ascent-time at BT would be the dream-time for me at that race (my last time there was around 1:09, and I think that's after they moved the turnaround), as being pretty clumsy and conservative I'm not willing to take the risk of a hard fall on the descent. Doing well on such descents implies much risk-taking experience training on similar hard descents, something I won't do. Indeed, I fell hard in the final descent in MT50k this year, a red-flag that tells me I've done too much and am getting sloppy, and is the reason I skipped BT this year.<br /><br />I'm impressed you did BT the week before CdeC, it was good to see you finish there!rmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388816006350828762noreply@blogger.com