managing not to drop to a walk on that first hill, which was most of miles three and four and the start of mile five. i passed a lot of people who had done so. just after the four mile marker there was a water and aid station and a fantastic drop with a beautiful lake view. i released my inner five year old, shouted 'whee' and ran down the mountain, passing a bunch more people. i say ran, it was more like controlled falling. a couple of times i had to slow myself down because i actually felt in danger of falling over. after that i ran for a 