Hurt so good.

16 degree run with Riley and Mossy. Morning was a bit cold but not too bad. Next weeks weather looks like hell is freezing over. Getting mentally exhausted thinking about it already.

Moment #3

Ogden Marathon is my #3 moment. Probably shouldnt have put it this high in a great moment for the year but there is a purpose. I had my best build for this marathon or any marathon really. Went into this race thinking I need to get the monkey off my back and run well. Goal was to break 2:30 for this course. Came close but never had. Started the race back in the chase pack with Ken. Ahead was Bryant, Anthony, Riley and Montana man. I figured the pace up ahead was a little to fast and that most would come back and Ken and I could clip some of them off towards the end. Race started out in a drizzle which eventually turned into a downpoor, still was fine with that. But then around mile 14. The wind started picking up as we started heading towards the canyon. If any of you are from the Ogden area you have seen or heard about the tunnel affect in the Ogden canyon, its crazy. I know that there are some on this blog that said it didnt even rain in Ogden and that the wind didnt even happen, also marathon times were slow. All I have to say is if you werent running that race, and you were the one saying it, you can just shut your hole. Wind was insane and not only that rain turned into ice, so with strong wind and ice my body came hypothermic really fast. Around 17 miles I blacked out for just a second then became very dizzy. I found myself heading down the canyon in a stagger where I eventually was pulled off the road by a sheriff deputy that put me in a cabin where I found that Bryant was suffering from the same symptoms. Anyway short story, I DNFd due to hypothermia. Even though I didnt finish this race fueled me to compete and train throughout the rest of the year.