OGDEN MARATHON Okay so I am going to make this short and sweet. Before I get started I just want to Congratulate Fritz on another incredible Marathon. To be honest I felt that if I could've ran the race that I wanted to, it was going to be a close finish between us. But even on my best day I wouldn't have been close. I could tell by mile 7 that Fritz was out for blood and that he was going for the course record no matter what. With that said, Congrats Fritz and I honestly hope the best for you in this upcoming year. Got up to the starting line around 6:15, hit the bathroom once. Started warming up around 6:45 and hit the bathroom one more time at my secret bathroom. Always nice not waiting in line to go. Made it to the starting line with 2 minutes to spare. talked to Fritz for a second, Steve Anderson, Seth Wold. Then the race got started. Immediately the race was separated with Fritz out in the lead then Seth and I. My goal was just to keep Fritz in site and not let him get more than a 3 minute lead at the half. The first 7 miles really went by fast legs felt good and I felt really comfortable. Splits were pretty even, My goal for the rolling hills in the valley were to take them easy and keep the heart rate down and just run comfortable through the half. Around mile 9 I had to stop and urinate and this is where Seth Wold dropped me. I didn't think it was a big deal, I figured if I that I would catch back up to him eventually. But it never happened, I managed to stay within 30 seconds back from him from mile 9-22. I could see him the whole time I just couldn't catch him. My dad met up with me around mile 14 to see how I was doing and for some reason I wasn't doing to well. My breathing was short and my hamstring was feeling really tight. But I didn't let that play into factor of how I was running, I have ran through much worse pain and this was just slight pain. Unfortunately the hamstring just wouldn't have it today. By the time I hit the canyon my goal was to drop the pace in to the 5:15- 5:25 range and start the negative split for the second half. But I couldnt drop the pace like I wanted to. I wasn't catching Seth and I was just praying that I could finish strong. Unfortunately my race ended @ mile 24. Hamstring tightened up and I was just spent. I ended up getting passed with a half mile left from the finish and there was nothing I could do. Riley and Scott ran next to me for most of Grant Avenue which was much appreciated. Finished the race in 2:32:32 place overall was 4th. The body is weird, it's amazing how you can train for a race and have awesome workouts throughout the entire winter and spring and then on the most important day where you want to see the benefits from the training and it doesn't happen. But it is what it is, I took 4th place and that's what I deserved. 3 other people ran better than I did and I can't change that. The only thing that I proud of is that I never gave up on the race. I gave it my best for what I had in my legs for that day. It just wasn't my day, so no regrets! Splits- 1- 5:27 2- 5:37 3- 5:33 4- 5:32 5- 5:33 6-5:33 7- 5:36 8- 5:34 9- 5:56
10- 5:42 11-5:52 12-5:48 13 and half- 5:47 and half 1:14:08 (right where I wanted to be, felt like a 1:11 second half was totally doable) 14- 5:47 15- 5:58 16- 5:42 17- 5:45 18- 5:33 19- 5:41 20-5:45 21-5:44 22-5:37 23-25- Didnt push the split button on my watch but average pace was 6:20 min/miles 26- 6:48 .20- 1:35 seconds
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