Cross Races in Ocotober

I've had two cross races so far this year, my first race up in Heber went well, I got out a bit slow and ended up passing people the whole race finishing 9th.

The next week at RMR was nuts. A crash at the first barrier - and a resulting brake problem - took me down from the top 10 to last. More trouble came a lap later, when my shoe came undone and I got pushed into a pole holding the course tape. Two setbacks set me way back. I set a goal to pass at least one person a lap and ended up 14th out 28 finishers.