Just happy to have survived this one. I promised my kids and the neighbors that I'd take them camping, and I really wanted to run this Half with a friend. The kids and I did our bonfire on the beach until midnight and I finally got them asleep in the RV and drove back home so my neighbor could take over. By that time it was 2:30 am and just enough time to hop in the car and drive down to Provo to meet my friend. It was her first Half so she was pretty nervous. At the start she went for what looked like a 40 minute line for porta pottys and I went for a warm up. I found James and we ran together for a bit which was cool since I haven't had a chance to talk to him for a long time. The start was as smashed as I've seen in a while. I couldn't find a place to stand so I squished in about 3 deep back just ahead of the "fast women". I asked them kindly to please not run over me at the start. One told me to get behind them then, where I belong. :-) Yes, she was serious. I felt a 5:45 pace would be a good goal and just focused on running that. I wasn't paying attention and did two 6:10 miles when the course leveled out. I had to pick it up for the last two to make some of that up. Great course, not as fast as Timp.
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