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heartlake

Jun25

Race Report: 5 Peaks Heart Lake Trail Race

Let’s talk trail races, shall we?

Last weekend, I did two races and both of them were different enough that I have split them into two posts.

Saturday morning, I raced the 5 Peaks Heart Lake course in the Enduro distance which was 14 KM.

It was a PERFECT day for racing. The weather was gorgeous, the energy was great in the racers and the course was HARD.

I arrived nice and early to pick up my race kit and say hello to some of my friends who were racing. Also to pick up the sweet swag at this race – this time around, there were some wicked arm warmers.

armsleeves-5peaks

The race started at 10 am and I made a pretty grave error straight away which was starting out too quickly. I was wearing my new Suunto Ambit watch which I will be doing a review on in the future, but I am still learning how to use it, so instead of starting it, I changed my screen.

As Erin, the race director, later announced – This watch is smarter than you – and she was correct. It worked fine once I got the hang of it, but I wasn’t able to track my speed in the first couple kilometers and I was flying.

Eventually I settled into my regular pace and tackled the course which was much more difficult than I expected. Coupled with the first race of the summer run in the heat and the fact that I ate deep dish pizza for breakfast, it was a difficult race for me. (Re: the pizza, I am not saying I have it all sorted out nutrition-wise. It was early enough when I got up that it seemed like a good idea at the time. My gut thought differently around 10 KM.)

5peaks-heartlake

The race course itself had a nice variety of technical single track and rolling double track allowing me to be speedy in some portions and making me work hard in others. There is a MOTHER of an incline at around 6.5 KM and 13.5 KM that literally had me clawing in the dirt to get to the top. It is moments of a race like that which put the biggest smile on my face, even if I am hurting. This race also had a fantastic amount of fallen trees to leap over.

I crossed the finish line for a time of 1:12:42 which earned me fourth female OA and first in my age group. Yes, I am a fourteen year old in the results – I don’t want to talk about it..

finishline-5Peaks
My finish was even caught on film! (Don’t judge – I was HURTING)

I didn’t feel that great due to digestive issues, but that was rectified with some of the amazing food waiting for racers at the finish line.

I was able to stay for prizes this race and I was excited to hang out with my team (who won the team category!) and some of the ambassadors and friends.

healthandperformanceteam

What I ate: Dinner – Chicken breast, spinach, sweet potato
Breakfast – coffee, two pieces of deep dish pizza. (Just…no)

What I wore: Skechers GOUltra Trail Shoes (I review them here)
PUMA shorts
Health + Performance jersey (New Balance)

Check out other reviews by:

Health and Performance

Kent – A fellow ambassador

Michelle – A fellow ambassador

Another fantastic race by 5 Peaks! I will be at the next one at Rattle Snake Point on July 12 which promises to be just as technical and just as fun. Message me for a discount code and come join.

Did you race last weekend? How did it go?

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Filed Under: RacesTagged With: 5 peaks race, Get off the road, Health & Performance, Jessica Kuepfer, Suunto Ambit, trail runningJune 25, 2014

Comments

  1. Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says

    June 25, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Oh the deep dish pizza…. lesson learned right?! Nevertheless, you still did an awesome job and you make me want to go trail running right now… even though it’s raining. YAY for team H&P! 🙂

    Reply
    • lacesandlattes says

      June 25, 2014 at 8:15 am

      Well then, I think we need to get another one of our trail adventures planned. Next week should work for me. 🙂

      Reply
      • ayoungvoice says

        June 25, 2014 at 9:10 am

        Hahah deep dish pizza?! I had no idea. Girl, you cray. Sorry I couldn’t stay around to chat more, but glad I got to see you finish! I was also wondering why you were 14 years old in the results 😉

        I also had the same problem of setting out too fast. I went with the second wave, which was good, but didn’t have my watch with me so I wasn’t aware of exactly how fast I was actually going. You’re right – HARD course. Beautiful, but hard. I actually have no idea how you did two laps. You are a real champ. Looking forward to Rattlesnake!

        Reply
        • lacesandlattes says

          June 25, 2014 at 11:04 am

          Ha – it was a shame we couldn’t run together this past race. It would have been beyond fun! 🙂 Sorry to have missed you at the end, but thanks for sticking around to say goodbye.

          Looking forward to racing Rattlesnake with you as well!

          Reply
  2. Katie @ Daily Cup of Kate says

    June 25, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    I have a love/hate relationship with deep dish pizza, thats for sure. Congrats on the race- you (and your team) rocked it!

    Reply
    • lacesandlattes says

      June 26, 2014 at 8:16 am

      Love/hate is right. Thanks Katie! We had a blast!

      Reply

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