Nice start. Good weather and temperature thoughout.
At about 9 miles I figured out that I wasn't running the St. George Marathon and wasn't going to be able to PR. I backed off, which was probably a good thing.
I finished well and was kind of bumped about not PRing, but I guess the only way to judge how I did is by looking at overall place (21) and division place (5th).
The last 5 miles I had to back off about 30 to 45 seconds a mile. I didn't have a lot left. I did finish the last half mile at a sub 6:00 pace and sprinted past at what I thought was a professional marathoner. He was black, skinny and started with the leed pack. I'm guessing he was hurt and that's the only reason I past him, but it's still my claim to fame.
I got a nice little award for my divison place and am glad to be done.
I'm happy. I did decide that I don't need to run 15 miles a day anymore. I run just as fast or faster with running 10 miles a day.
I felt the race was just a bit long. My GPS said it was about 1 tenth of a mile long.
I'll back off a lot for the fall and winter and work more on weights and bike. | 