Run Like Health 5k. This is a small race organized by my friend (and Black Sheep co-founder) Tek Kilgore. There were maybe 50 runners. One of them was a redshirt BYU runner named Reagan Frey, however, so I didn't finish at the top, but I had a good race. Last year I ran 17:22 on this course, which means I took off 25 seconds and that's a nice chunk. The course goes all over the lower campus at the University of Utah and has the topography of a difficult cross country course. It has enough twists and turns to make a spiral staircase jealous.
Adam Wende was third, just right behind me. Nice awards at the end, got a new pair of Asics running gloves. Last year I dropped a pair of gloves in the toilet after this race, so it all worked out.
Congrats to Paul on his amazing marathon today. He's emerged as one of the true stars in our part of the country and is poised to do great things nationally in the seasons to come.
My heart goes out to Ryan Shay's family. What a tragedy. It's expected that some people will have good days and some people will have bad days in any marathon, but this kind of occurrence is beyond the pale. The Shay family is in many thoughts and prayers.
I can't believe Ryan Hall's performance, or Ritz's, or Sell's. Quite a time to be a fan of American distance running. | 