AM: Well, today was the first official race since coming home from my mission. I woke up and felt pretty good about my stomach and legs. I got a bagle and a nanna in my system with some poweraid, and then headed out the door. I got to seven peaks ( where the race starts ) and helped out with the volenteers set stuff up. I got my packet and number, then headed out for a couple three miles of warm up. I did some stretching and striders and then headed to the line. I started talking to a couple of the guys next to me. One was a recently graduated BYU runner who just came off of a great season in track for his last year. We just chatted for a second about things till it was time to race. 1- 5:33 We got out of the gate nice and fast and headed the first mile up hill around the round about and then down to 900. I cant remember his name to save my life but, my self, BYU guy and a high school kid from Page AZ all lead the way. 2- 5:52 This was more of the pace I was trying to hold the whole time. Right now BYU was leading by about 10 seconds and Page was a few seconds ahead of me. 3- 6:11 We looped around the semitary and up a hill back to 900. By now BYU was up there a ways and page was 15 seconds in front of me. 4- 6:12 This mile I did some work. I caught up to page and we went together up the long 900 hill and then I took off trying to get a good lead on him. 5- 6-36 This one was an ugly mile. Big up hill till you get on 1200 and loop around Kiwanis park. I had a good 20 seconds on page by now. 6- 5:33 Last mile coming into the finish is nice. Lots of down hill and then flat to the finish line. I ended up 2nd about 1:30 behind BYU. Overall a great race. My stomach really started to burn that last mile. I think as I get into more tempos and such ill get my stomach conditioned to take the pain and be able to push those middle miles into much faster ones. | 