Race Day. Yes we are racing again here in New Zealand. With no community transmission we are free to run together again. We couldn't have asked for better weather to run in. We love this race because it is in the forest next to our house. We headed down to the event HQ just before the start time. After a quick warm up we were off and racing. We ran on some good trails with only one really muddy boggy spot to negotiate and a few stoney patches it was sweet. I started the race with Daughter but lost her in the first couple of k's. Once out of the start bunching I settled into a rhythm and began pushing my way through the remaining kilometres. My only issue was a bit of should pain which I think may have been indigestion from breakfast. I wanted to do a sub one hour but didn't quite manage it. It was just good to be racing again.