Great race today! On my phone so will type report tomorrow. But for the most part I ran in the range I thought I would be. Had a shoe issue at mile 1 that cost me probably 30 seconds total for mile 1 and 2. Spent a lot of energy catching the group, which effected me a little the last 2 miles. But no complaints, happy with the way things went.
Alright so made it back home and didnt like to see this stuff that is white that we call snow! I thought it would melt in 2 days but I was way wrong.
So the race went well considering. I met up with Dave H. Clyde and Dave O. about an hour before the race began as we were going we saw Matt and MIke and all of us warmed together. I got roughly 4.40 miles warm and was good to go.
So at the beginning of the race in the first mile Bryant took the lead almost as the gun went off, I stayed back a little and settled in the middle of the group for about a quarter mile then decided to jump up with Bryant to keep him company. He said he wanted to average 5:10ish and was hoping 5:15ish so I said I am just going to stay with ya for as long as I can and just work. Well that was short lived! As soon as I said that my shoe came untied! I used a choice word that I will not repeat, so I instantly stopped and tied my shoe. From then on out I was really in panic mode even though I didnt want to be. I quickly caught up to Matt and ran with him for the first couple of miles but I really wanted to be up in the lead group so I ended up working a little harder then I shouldve for the first 4.50 miles then I needed to which I think costed me some seconds in the last couple of miles of the race.
By mile 4.50 I caught the chase group by now Bryant was well in the lead but could still see him. I quickly took the lead of the chase and didnt look back. I know Mike came with me and we ran together til roughly 7 mile marker. As I was coming down the back end of the steep hill around mile 8 my shoe felt loose and I looked down and again shoe lace untied! But on the other foot, I decided to run with it as far as I could go and was going to stop and tie it when an oppotunity presented itself. I looked back for the first time around mile 9 and there was a stream of guys behind and there was no way it was happening so I ran the rest of the way with the lace untied. Around mile 11 I was started to feel the earlier miles and looked back again and saw Steve S. I dont know if he saw me but I gave him a thumbs up for I was way impressed. But at the same time I was like I am going to have to work until the finish. So the last 2 miles I really thought I could close it down to low 5s for my splits with how well my workouts have been going but just didnt have the closing speed I wanted. But still came through the finish in 1:09:45 and this was officially I PR for an honest course so I wont complain and just glad to place 2nd after what had happened with my laces and also especially how stacked the field was. Tons of talent in Utah.
Okay so going back to my splits for the first couple of miles and the last couple of miles. So this is my thinking My first 2 mile splits were 5:24 and again 5:24 so for me I feel this was a 20 second lost. I felt like I really had to work hard to get my lost time back and felt that it effected me in the last couple miles also. splits for 10, 11, 12, 13 were 5:20; 5:28; 5:24; 5:23 So really and honestly I feel like those couldve been closer to 5:20 so again another 15 if I couldve close so an overall of 35 seconds which possibly couldve been a low 1:09. Also taking in consideration of running with a shoe that was slipping off my foot for the last 5 miles played a factor also. I dont know just thinking out loud. Glad it was the first race of the year and can only improve from here.
Here is all my splits- 5:24; 5:24; 5:14; 5:11; 5:13; 5:27; 5:29; 5:11; 5:11; 5:20; 5:28; 5:24; 5:23 and 5:18 pace for the last .11
Overall fun to be in STG with family and alway enjoy the group of guys down south! Again thanks STG city for puting on a great race!
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