Downsized - Started with entry to the Ogden Marathon, downsized to the Half Marathon and then downsized to the 5K. They would not let me downsize to the Kids race, they were checking IDs. This will not be much of a race report, raced the first mile only.
Pre-Race - Me and Sylvie walked and jogged a litte to the start, 3.1 miles. We got the start about 10 minutes early. The 5K stared on a short road of about 400 yards and then funneled onto a paved trail along the river. With this in mind, did several debates with myself whether to start with Sylvie, 4 rows from the front, on start in the back. I did a quick 50 run to see how my knee would hope up, short strides rolling over my feet forward. Anyway, quickly decided to start with Sylvie, go fast at least until runners funneled onto the trail.
Start - The start was delayed to match the marathon start, about 10 minutes late, we all counted down to the start and took off. Sylvie, was quickly yelling at me to not run, bless her heart, worried about my knee. I said that I was ok and kept running.
Mile 1- 6:39 - It was then time to jog it in, the next two miles. The next two miles walked the downhill underpass drops and ran on the grass and wood chips as much as possible. Really nothing exciting. (darn hard to run on grass and wood chips, uneven surface)
Finish - sprinted in just for the heck of it, meant nothing.
Sylvie Report - She will write her own report, she won her division with her best 5K time this year and got a very cool trophy.
Blog Photo Shoot - I think that I got photos of Sasha, Clyde, Josse, MichelleL, Logan, Cody, Kory, Chad and maybe Andy and a couple of other bloggers. Not being real savvy with the whole down load thing, may need some Sylvie help.
Race Observations - It appeared the heat affected many runners, the times seemed to be slower overall, just a guess. Two of my long time runners buddies, Frank and Brett had a tougher marathon than expected. The two most notable - grit and determination, Sasha and MichelleL. They could be American Gladiators or tiger tamers. The look on their faces tell the story and would part any red sea of runners.
Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out
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