First 50

First 50km race so I wanted to get a feel for it. First mistake was starting too far back and not going fast enough in the opening circuit. On the second circuit I paid for being slack at the start and had at least a 5 minute wait at the start of the single track. I was happy to just follow the rider in front on the single track and not push it. Had one guy pass on the single track and then just stuck on his rear for a few k's expecting him to go faster. The third section was a pretty good effort bringing the last 19km home in an hour.

The overall time is 2:58:03.6 but my watch which I stated as I went over the start line is just under 2hr 45mins so given the wait and slow start I suspect my real time is somewhere between the two. Fairly happy with my first 50. Now to improve at the Husky.