Woke up and jogged 1.25 miles to make sure my knee wasn't hurting. No sign of pain so I was very happy. I've decided I must force myself to go lift weights with my legs twice a week and stretch daily. I neglect to do those things far too often. Jing was very generous to sacrifice her sleep to take me to the start of the race at East Canyon.
It was very cold this morning, I ended up wearing gloves and a t-shirt over my race singlet and bib number. The race was supposed to start at 8:30 but was closer to 8:50. More people were there then I expected, I thought the cold may deter more people from arriving.
I started the race and was happy to see Adam RW with his cute kids cheering me on, the first 2 miles are fairly challenging. My splits were 6:24 for the first and 6:46 for the second. As I came over the hill, I was pleasantly surprised to see Fritz there waiting for me. He was doing a training run for the Salt Lake Marathon and he helped me keep a decent pace during the remainder of the run. Thank you Fritz! You helped me stay focused.
Splits after the most challenging portion of the run were
5:28, 5:04, 5:19, 5:24, 5:31, 5:26, 5:30, 5:12.
Total time for the 10 miles was 56:04. Did a 1.25 mile cooldown after the race.
Fun race! I won $50 to Ruth's diner so it was worth hanging around afterwards.
My parents showed up to the finish, big thanks to them and Jing.
Short term goal is to cross train more, hit the weights to strengthen my legs as well as stretch daily and use my foam roller. Lots to improve. I also need to do a 12-15 mile run at least once every 2 weeks.
3.1 easy miles around the neighborhood after dinner to loosen up
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