What a race. The weather conditions changed a lot:
At 8 am: start at 清境農場: cloudy, 16 degrees
At 10 am: Half way at 武嶺, fog, impossible to see at more than 50 meters, 8 degrees
At 12 am: finish at 清境農場: sunny, 22 degrees

It's every time hard for me to have a clear-cut opinion on my races because I always have some negative and positive points.

The +' points:
- 2nd on the top at 武嶺, great for a first time, only 2 minutes after the first runner and 2 minutes before the 3rd and 4th runners. I was not very tired after 17 km of climbing but the 3 last kms have been more difficult.
- I'm very small compared to the other top 10 runners. Sure, they run for a longer time and train more and I'm sure, they have tens and tens of marathons in the legs. I did only 1 time 54 km and 3 marathons so it's hard to compete with them. 4th is a good position.
- Last year, I did 28 km and finished completely exhausted but this year, not really.

The '–' point:
- I've been very slow in the downhill between 武嶺 and 清境農場. 2h10 in the first part (uphill) and 1h56 in the second part (downhill): the difference of time is only 14 mins! I don't know how I can finish 4th at the end and only 2 runners overpassed me. But at least I know, it's not my best time and I can improve something so it's motivated me if I try it again next year!