TOU Half Marathon Cheering Section - My older but not wiser sister was in town to run the best half marathon around. I wanted to cheer her on and try and support her so I ran from the house (2.5 miles) to the finish line. From there, I followed the course in reverse until I met up with her on Hollow Road. It was fun watching the front-runners so late in the race. Usually I only see them for the first mile. Jake was looking strong with 2 other guys I didn't know (Riley from the blog and his friend I guess). Ben was not far from them. Glad to see him tear it up out there. I also soon saw Walter and Adam and I ran with walter for a bit. Broken Ribs and all, what a nut. I also ran with Clyde for a bit as he was out goofing off at 5:45 pace. That was too fast for my ultra legs so jogged back up the canyon a bit and saw lots more bloggers (Allie, Scott etc.). My sister soon appeared and now it was go time. She was shooting for sub 2 hours and was right on track. She was actually in-front of the 2:55 pace group, but was soon slipping off pace and got passed by that group. The "just walk, no one cares..." monster was on her back and she was fighting it off. I would only let her walk at the aid stations and a block here and there. She fought the good fight, and won the war. She got a PR and ran 1:58:18. Well done. I decided to get a ride home with her as my ITB was not happy with me. Too much running lately. Better watch it as the body is breaking down. No injuries are allowed. T-2:15 (8:43) 300' vertical
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