Paced the 1:45 group at the Top of Utah half with Becky. A little chilly at the start and there were some threatening clouds but the weather turned out to be perfect. The start was incredibly congested. It was impossible to settle into the right pace until the second mile. We were 15 seconds in the hole after the first mile. Made up the difference during miles 2 and 3 and then held it steady the rest of the way. A few runners felt like we were going way too fast coming down the canyon so we had to convince them that we knew what we were doing and we were running exactly how we should. Obviously, they didn't know who I was. We were within 5 seconds of our total elapsed goal time for most of the run which made Becky very nervous. She thought that was cutting it too close and we should have a bigger cushion. Obviously, she doesn't know who I am.
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