AM I decided to crash the half with chad today. I actually got up really late to run it, because it was so cold and didn't want to get out of bed. Laurie was in SLC with Suzy's v-ball tourney, so I slept in until 8:30AM. I jumped up ate a bow of cereal and went out the door. I got down to the starting line @ 8:56AM but didn't see Chad, Jeff, or Mark. I walked up the course about 1/10, so I wouldn't get in anyones way. I felt pretty guilty crashing the race actually.
Mile 1-7:34 Looking around for chad and wondering if he may have passed while I was waiting up the course.
Mile 2-7:26 Thinking about the fact that I need to get back to take Kire to his b-ball game by 10:45AM and wondering if I should just go to the man o war trail head and turn around. Said hello to Mark. He had gotten in at the front of the race.
Mile 3-7:11 I saw Ron up ahead and wanted to go say hello to him.
Mile 4-7:12 Realized I was feeling really good and wished I hadn't been messing around the 1st two miles. Decided to run out.
Mile 5-7:43 Heard someone call my name and realized it was chad catching me. I slowed a bit to wait for him, and while I was waiting saw Bruin. He was doing quite well up the tough part of the course.
MIle 6-7:12 after chad caught me, I decided to go pace Bruin for a bit, so I run up with him for a mile.
Mile 7-7:35 Decided to hang back with chad, since I had waited for him and we had really set up to run as a training run anyway.
Mile 8-7:29 Started to feel a little twing in the IT band at the bloomington loop, and it may be psychological but when I speed up a bit it is not as bad. It was time to run on my own.
Mile 9-7:23 Still feeling good.
MIle 10-7:07
MIle 11-7:08
Mile 12-7:08
Mile 13-6:36 I wanted to push the last mile and get under the 7:08 that I had posted the 2 previous miles.
Total: 1:34:49
I just went 13 as I jumped in up the course. The race was great. It gave me a ton of confidence for March 6. I am going to go out for a sub 1:32 mark and see what happens.
PM bike a little with Sauce and Kire.
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