TOU Half.
Very fun time in Logan despite the injury. Always fun to be in a race atmosphere. It was game on for so many. I did a warm up with Ben V., Bryant, and Riley. Ben and I went a little further. I did about 3.5 total with strides. My right leg was still not loose and relaxed. I just felt I would go out and conservatively and see where I was. I hit the first mile in 6:03 behind Sariah and Devra. Really cool scenery through Blacksmith Fork Canyon. I backed off to 6:25 pace the 2nd mile. I knew I was in for a long run when I didn't feel any encouragement to pick it up and my leg was now very tight. I thought the night run and extra warm up would help but it did not. At mile 5 I really slowed down to like 8 min pace and for about 45 seconds had to make the thought of "Am I going to even run this thing in?" I decided when about 3 women that were rec runners passed me that this was enough motivation to just try and run MP the rest of the way and get in a training run. Who knows? I feel all over the board. At mile 9 I felt a lot better. Still felt hurt but managed to feel faster. In fact my last 3 miles were my fastest. Finished with a 5:55 last mile just because I wanted to be done. It said I cam in 34th overall and 3rd in my AG. That's pretty funny for a leisurely stroll to Providence. I never at any point felt fast at all. It was a very humbling run. Very glad today was not a marathon. Today felt like SGHM all over again. I know I am in shape to go fast and do some damage but I will have to live and learn through this injury. Not fun. Glad everyone had a good time. I did a very slow 2 mile CD pretty much by myself as a half mile into the group I felt like throwing up and really tight. So be it. Moving forward...
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