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What the F. AKA Winter Trails Festival

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          I have never been a fan of public journaling about myself, so after writing this, I struggle with posting it for others to see. However, I love reading others entries after races and thought, maybe I should too join in this reflection (so be gentle ). But before I start this entry, I think it is important to understand that I recently returned to the world of racing after a 4 year hiatus. I had lost the joy of running/racing and my life became consumed by performing rather than enjoying. After some much needed cross training and reflection, I rejoined the racing world. I promised myself I'd be less competitive and try to enjoy myself more. The old saying, you can take the girl out of the country but you can take the country out of the girl rings true for me... So the whole non-competitiveness with myself worked for around two seconds and then the competitive drive was back in full force during..            I woke up to a winter wonderland on the morning of WTF. First