Took the family to Yellowstone and paced the half marathon with Becky. We picked the 2 hoiur time slot thinking we would have a nice and easy run and be able to enjoy the rest of the weekend. The course ended up being a lot tougher than we thought. First 4 miles were through West Yellowstone and on some dirt roads but were very runnable. Started to get tough during the 5th mile. Mile 6 was a tough uphill. It continued halfway through the 7th mile then there was some downhill. The only problem was it was all on trail and was very technical. A few runners ended up going down. We finished right on time. It was a lot tougher than we expected. The 9:09 pace felt like 8:00/mile effort.
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