AM - In St. George met up with Clyde at Ramada Inn at 5:20 and headed out for a 13 miler. We ran along the river trail all over the place in the dark and had Clyde left me I would have been lost for a long time as I had no clue where we were for the majority of the run. It was a pretty nice run along the river but it was not without some adventure. There were several rough parts along the trail that made it interesting in the dark. I saw what looked like a fox dart across the path in front of us so a new type of wild life versus the Provo River Trail. There was one part of the trail that was washed out and there was a barrier blocking the path. Clyde went right to go around it and I went left. However in this case I should have "chosen the right in the path before me" as when I went left I quickly came to a screaching halt as there was a metal fence attached to the barrier that was not visible in the dark. Luckily it gave a little and it was kind of like running into a big net or at least that is what I thought. We continued along and a few miles later I noticed a burning on my forearm and realized I had cut my arm a bit and it was bleeding and the sweat was making it burn a little. No big deal just a small cut and a little embarassment. Ended up with 13.3 miles at about a 7:21 or so average pace. Thanks for the run Clyde! PM - Drove back from St. George and made it in time to join James for his cross country race. Did a total of 6 miles mostly easy with a 1.28 mile cross country race as a rabbit of sorts in just under 6:00 pace. James did very well running 7:42 and getting 3rd overall and 1st in his age group. This was a big improvement from last year and he beat three older boys that he has not beaten before. This was good considering he ran a PR in the 5K the day before. Time to crash as it has been a long couple days. | 