The WRC 10k, so I will be up front with everybody right now. I just don't get excited to run these courses anymore. Honestly I might sound like a wuss but they are BRUTAL. Last year for me. Next year if I do any will be half marathon and 30k only. So on to the race, not a good start for me today. First my alarm didn't go off so I was in a panic to make it to Weber State. Once I got there and got my bib and chip on I managed a 2 minute warmup. So when the race started I knew that first mile was going to hurt!! Trying to run fast on stiff legs not a good combo. Quickly Bob and Bryant and I seperated the group by the first mile (5:23) Mile two is always the fastest, Steep brutal down hill feels like your running off a cliff. By mile 2 Bob had jumped out to a huge lead and I just wasn't feeling it. I told Bryant if your going to catch him I would do it now. So Bryant took off and I was in no mans land. (5:01) By mile three you have a slight up and gradual down managed a 5:41 mile. The rest of the race is all up hill and to be honest I had no plan to push the uphill today and nobody was behind me to catch me so the last three miles Dropped the pace and shut everything down. So basically I gave UP!!! I admit it, and don't feel guilty about it. To be honest I don't want to blow myself in a hard race and suffer for the next week of training. Especially that were still only in February. Maybe I am just being smarter and looking at the ultimate goal in May. Last three miles were. 5:52; 6:36; 6:37. Last .25 was 75 seconds. 3rd place overall, time- 36:28. Bryant ended up catching Bob and ran a 34:00 flat beating my course record by a little over a minute. Bob ran slightly under 36 minutes.
Ten mile is in three weeks, planning on taking it easy on that one also. By far the hardest race of them all!!!
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