Having missed out on the Vermont 50 with broken ribs I opted to extend the season and step out of my comfort zone by racing an XC format 6 hour race at Cathedral Pines State Park. Course conditions were perfect with each lap consisting of 9.5 miles of super buff, narrow, twisty singletrack, less then 300' of climbing per lap and a 1/2 mile lap through the pit area. Avoiding the temptation to go with the pack on the first lap I settled into a pace with all 7 laps +/- 2 minutes of each other. Patience paid off and I was able to close out the season on top of the box in Masters with an 11 minute cushion, 27th overall out of 250 and collar one of these awesome medals.