OTHTC 30K went well and managed 4th in age group (17th overall). My goal was to run 18 miles in 2:40 minutes and my right foot hit the ground as my mile tracker called out 18.01 at 2:40:04. I was very happy with that since there was decent elevation change and sandy single track. Was coming in fast but couldn't catch 3rd place. Missed the podium by 20 seconds (calves were cramping). Would be nice to catch a medal in one of these smaller fields but I am just grateful to be healthy. Looking forward to another year of training and getting a sub 4 hour trail marathon in my back pocket.

Hard to know what to make of this since this was a fast time for me. Inflammation is certainly up from where it was but metabolically doing well. Weight is 171 lbs. Sort of a mixed bag a couple weeks from the last capsule so I will be patient and see how things settle in. uBiome results still not back. Shocker! /s.