Corporate Games Cross Country 5K! Whew - that was hard. Running on the grass with steep rolling hills really takes the energy out of me quick. Great workout and no pains except fatigue :) Ran about 4 miles before the race.
The course was at the Cottonwood Complex at 4400S and 1300E (same place as high school regionals XC I think). It was three loops of about 1.1 miles. Distance was a little long but time is irrelevant compared to the roads anyway. My breathing was very labored and I felt like I was pushing hard....so the right effort for a 5K. The first lap was the fastest and the last two were about the same. 
I was a little disappointed as to how many guys beat me (8), but I'm
just getting back into shape and much stronger on the roads. It's been a
tough training week with the ultimate exercise vacation + 70 miles for the
week....I know, I know, lots of excuses!
I do think there is a lot of value in doing something different like this every once in a while. The rest of the BD Medical team did great - I was very proud and
excited to have them come out for the event as well. Unfortunately, we
didn't realize that we had to have two girls for scoring, so I think we
were disqualified for points. Oh well! Maybe next year I can be in
charge and sucker a lot more people (especially girls) into doing it!
Afterwards I got to talk to Emily and Teren Jameson (who won). Nice to see them again! There was quite a bit of activity too with lots of free food, games, activities, etc. I took about an hour break socializing and walking around. On my run home, I decided to pick it up for a mile at marathon pace (6:21) then jogged the rest of the way. Total of 10.5 miles for the morning. Jake was nice enough to come over and take a few pics before he went off for his Jeremy Ranch run -
 
My happy pose, Rachelle-style :)
PM - 3.5 miles easy with Jake before BBQ time!
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