Wasn't sure what I could do today, since I've been having my leg trouble. Concluded that hit 6:00 pace was a good game plan. Ten Mile mark I hit 59:52 right on pace. I was alone from mile 7 to the finish line. I needed a pack in the windy spots but I couldn't hang with the group after 7. My stride was out of cadence and I felt like I was dragging the bad leg. Which in turn caused my other IT band to tighten up. Just tried to focus on the job and running as even as possible. 1:19:05 at the half. 2:03 on the nose at twenty. Would have liked to been three minutes faster there but I'll take it. I could see the pace group ahead on the long stretches and focused on that. Someone told me that the next runner was quite a bit back, this wasn't the best thing to know. Because I run better in fear. Slacked off a little to 24. But ran the last two miles in 13:10 and 1:16 for the .2. I got paid today which is a good thing being the first master. $250. I always say boy I wish I was a golfer when it comes to prize money. Drove back to SLC got a massage and ate a big steak. Now it's time for another ice bath. As if twenty minutes in the river after the race wasn't bad enough. Overall happy with the race outcome. I ran almost 2:00 faster than last year. And I had people around me last year to push for, which always helps. Time to recover fast. |