Hurt so good.

4.5 mile warm then did 2 miles at Marathon goal pace

splits 5:34 and 5:36 respectively

Felt really comfortable and relaxed, GOOD SIGN!

cooled for 1.5 miles to make it an even 8

Just passing the time.... Seems like Saturday is so far away.

Easy run after work today. Legs felt tired probably due to the 12 hour shift. So I decided to throw in 5X400 at goal marathon pace with the hopes of waking the legs up.

Just what I needed felt great towards the end.

Easy miles around the condo

So I am going to make this short and sweet! Really I didn't know what to expect with this race at all. It has been a crazy up and down with the knee and really training for this race began in June. So in short four months everything has been a world wind. Anyway....

so showed up the buses nice and early to meet Riley, Bryant and Jason. Also was pretty cool because we ended up on the same bus as Steve Hooper, Clyde, Dave and Logan. So it was a good ride up. The start of the race was windy and cold, but the wind was in our favor. So anyway the start of the race the packs separated pretty quickly. Logan, Dave and I started a small pack together and worked the first seven miles together until I had to stop for a quick bathroom break, which was way beneficial to do it early then do it later and not have the legs to finish. So anyway I got out of the restroom and made a quick dash to get the legs going and managed to catch up to Walter and Clyde for a minute. Up about thirty seconds was Dave and Logan and I pretty much just kept my eyes on them for the majority of the race. Tone honest I mimicked everything that they did to keep my going, I was cutting the road like they were, speeding up at the same time just to hope that I could catch up and run and finish with them. Well around half way mark I came through mile 13 at 1:14:05 I think. So faster by almost a minute and a half then years past, so really good sign. So for the second half for me was to hit even splits and come in around 2:28 for the race. Well the second half went pretty well, I rolled with down hill as best as I could and tried to remember what Riley and ken had taught me about relaxing the shoulders and just get the hips out in front and just roll! And that I did. Around mile 18-19 I thought I was done for my legs felt like they were on fire. So I just told. Myself to get to mile 23 as fast as you could and just play the rest off of feel. Well as I started mile 23 I saw Matt poulson and tried to get him going and pushed him along but I could tell it wasn't his day and really felt sorry for him. Because even though he ran a great time, his training showed more than that. Around 24 I start red gaining on Logan and then Dave. Crazy how one bathroom stop at mile 7 will set you back, it took me 17 miles to catch those suckers! I am glad both finished well. I saw Jason up ahead I thought I could catch him but came up about 6-8 seconds short. So officially the comeback is over, I am so grateful for my health and friends that I have been blessed with. I am so excited for everyone that ran, such a perfect day for running. 

Well that's it.... I will post my splits when I get a few and breakdown my first and second half splits.