XC Ski race (Gran Traverse Classic) 1:15:13 [4] 16.0 km (4:42 / km)
Oh, man, 50K is a KILLER. I didn't have anything left for today's race and it showed in my pace and my place. I didn't have very good glide, but at about 6K, I realized the right track was a lot faster than the middle track and that seemed to improve. Still, my hip flexors were yelling at me when I tried to stride and my lower back muscles were yelling when I tried to double pole, so there really wasn't a technique that I was adequately rested for.
So the other thing was that, probably as a result of being tired, I totally lost balance, teetered and then face planted on one of the hills at a pretty decent pace. It left bruises on both sides of my nose where my sunglasses were. I'm a bit funny looking now. Ha!
