I decided to run this race since I haven't run a marathon since SGM last October and I needed a reminder of the journey. This course is set up for a negative split because it's a loop and the first half is a gradual uphill and the last 10 are mostly downhill. I didn't quite accomplish that as I went through 13 at just under a 6 min pace and then miles 14 through 16 that climb up to Deer Valley and a few super steep hills through town wore me out. Overall it was still a great workout and it should set me up well for SGM. If you have never run this race I highly recommend it. It was great to catch up with the women's half champ Rachelle and meet another blogger Dale(?) after the race. Sorry if I don't have that name right. Now it's time (after some easy days) to hit some track workouts. Garmin does a great job dramatizing elevation charts by truncating the y-axis. It looks like we climbed Everest. The course was great with the exception of the little dagger they threw in there at mile 17.5 
| Mile |
Pace |
Elev (ft) |
| 1 |
5:36 |
-5 |
| 2 |
5:56 |
85 |
| 3 |
6:07 |
92 |
| 4 |
5:55 |
-27 |
| 5 |
5:41 |
-73 |
| 6 |
6:02 |
79 |
| 7 |
5:45 |
-47 |
| 8 |
6:02 |
23 |
| 9 |
5:58 |
31 |
| 10 |
6:01 |
36 |
| 11 |
6:05 |
59 |
| 12 |
6:08 |
40 |
| 13 |
6:12 |
111 |
| 14 |
6:33 |
89 |
| 15 |
6:54 |
210 |
| 16 |
6:40 |
101 |
| 17 |
5:59 |
-50 |
| 18 |
6:06 |
-88 |
| 19 |
5:54 |
-175 |
| 20 |
6:18 |
-42 |
| 21 |
6:01 |
-134 |
| 22 |
6:10 |
-52 |
| 23 |
6:16 |
-91 |
| 24 |
6:11 |
-89 |
| 25 |
6:26 |
-24 |
| 26 |
6:16 |
-61 |
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