Official time 1:15:07. I'm still not sure what happened today, but I ran a big PR and almost a minute under my stretch goal. I felt strong the entire time and I recovered fast after pushing every hill. The last mile and a half were all spent in the pain locker :). It's just about a perfect race for me at this point. Placed 10th overall. Not much to say about the race. I ran solo the whole time. I had Kassi, Matt, Dan, and Curtis in view and was fortunate enough to reel all but Matt in along the way. They all ran awesome races and I am thankful that they pushed me today. I was passed by a guy who finished like a freight train at mile 12, I tried to keep with him but finally wished him well as I couldn't hang any more :). The last mile was tough but I still kept it well under 6:00 so I am happy.
Garmin showed the course short so my adjusted time would have been around 1:16, which is still 3 minutes under my PR that I set in May. I am so grateful and happy to have a solid breakthrough race, and training partners that are so positive, encouraging and helpful. Our group was solid, locking up 5 of the top 12, sweet!
Ran an easy cooldown with Scott after that made me feel much better. I don't feel nearly as shredded as I did after last weekends training run which is a good sign. This is a huge confidence booster for St. George and in general. So thankful to be healthy.
I ran 1:21:39 on this course last year :)
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