Well I'm obviously a better trail runner than a mountain biker which really isn't saying much. Tyler State Park is a very difficult trail system (not really for a beginner which is what I am) with lots ups and downs, rocks and roots. Needless to say on Loop A I had my 1st experience with an End-Over. Yep. Going down a steep embankment with tons of roots I hit the break and the next think I saw was my back tire coming over my head. Good times. I just tucked and rolled with it. To my amazement the only thing I seemed to do was twist my left foot somehow. This is a good and bad thing. This is the foot that took me out of the running game for almost 6 months. Anyhow... I managed to get up brush the leaves off and as they say "hop back on the horse". I'm not going to lie. This did scare me and I went much slower and much more cautious after that episode. I guess this being my 1st ever Du it was a success. I finished. Was planning on running more trails after the race but after messing my foot up I decided to wait for another day for that one. Oh yeah... Mountain biking is way harder than it seems!!!