I think a 25K is 15.5 or so but my mom said her garmin clocked 16 so I'll take it.
All in all I feel really good about the experience, especially considering my lack of hill/trail training. I ran really conservatively, cause I didn't really know what to expect, so except for one of the hills I felt strong and comfortable the whole way. We got to the island and it was so cold! So I layered up. Within the first 5 min I could tell I was over dressed and started to shed clothing. Temp ended up being perfect. It was cool but not too cool, I didn't even need that much water other than the aid stations. I took a hammer gel at each of the stations and ate a pbj quarter at the 2nd one, plenty of energy. Not gonna lie.. I kinda felt like a kid out there climbing up hills, jumping over rocks and playing tag with the kids next to me(in my head). The whole thing went by pretty quick, especially the last 5 or 6 after the last aid station.
I am really curious what my split are but I have no idea, shoulda borrowed Jos's garmin. Oh well, except for a few blisters on my toes, it was super fun. | 