Didn't have super high exp for this race, my goal was 1:25:00 (8:30/mi) and I came in under that by a little bit. I'm not sure how but I had to pee during the race even though I peed 3x before, I'd guess it's nerves, but it was a lot of pee. Used the pace pro plan for a basic outline of my goal and that quickly went out the window for the first half of the race. I felt really good and strong. Strong until about mile 6 and then the wheels came off a bit. I was feeling pain and thirsty and kinda wanted to stop. I put my earbuds in and pushed myself as hard as I could. It helped that I walked through the water stops, gave me a nice small break. I like the change in course more than I thought. I do wish there were more water stops. I struggled with hydration a bit. Other than that racing solo was a good reminder that it's just me out there. I was happy to do my first running race since frostbite in 2020. Happy to have pushed myself hard. All in all I'm happy.