Arrived in SLC about 10:30 the night before. Prepped and hit the sack. Woke up at 4:30 ate some oatmeal, gathered the group and left. Bus ended up leaving 30 minutes later than the so called last bus was supposed to which didn't leave much time to warm up. Hit the POP gave my wife a hug and headed to the front. Did a warm up jog with the 1:30 pacer girl and a little more on the way down to the starting line. I looked around at the start and figured it might be interesting for me. Talked to a guy who wanted to run around a 1:15 so I figured I'd have somebody to run with. Gun goes off and 5 guys jump out ahead with 2 guys with me. By mile 1 I had passed 1 guy and dropped 1. The guy with me, not the one from the start, was breathing pretty hard so I figured he wouldn't last long and he didn't. By 2 I was all by myself which is how it would be for the entire race. I knew I was in fifth and if nothing changed that's how'd it end up. The mile markers were off so at some point I just started hitting laps at the markers. Some were short and some were long but the course ended up measuring right. At 6 there was a hairpin and I could see in front and behind real we'll and knew I was in no man's land. I felt my legs feel real soft about 3 miles into this and was wondering how I'd hold up, so I really focused on taking what the course was giving me, pushed when I could and slowed when I needed to. Around 9 I passed a guy sitting with his shoes off rubbing his feet. I the. Figured I was in 4th and focused on trying to maintain my speed through the slight inclines and drops ahead. Mile 12 just sucked and the I got a good boost through 13 and the finish. Good race I feel pretty good where I'm at right now. Planned on a 1:14ish and ran a lot better not really pushing it super hard. Afterwards legs felt great after a short rest and cool down. Watched my wife run a PR at 1:49 with bathroom stop. Great job by her. Pretty chill day afterwards, bounce place with the kids and In and Out Burger. Mile Splits 1-5:49 2-5:27 3-5:36 4-4:22(short) 5-4:42(short) 6-5:16, 7-5:12, 8-4:49, 9-5:06, 10-5:17, 11-6:02(long), 12-5:11, 13-6:00 (long), .1-2:23 (I had .43 from the 13 mile flag) | 