I really struggled at the beginning of this 9 miler in the desert above Middleton. I was having some aches and pains I haven't had in a long time. I kept talking myself through it though and managed to get by. It was nice to run with Coach, Dan, Ausin, and Kimz.
I am out of shape, but I did fairly well today in this race. I stayed mentally strong throughout the whole thing. I also slipped on some frost on one of the bridges and went down hard, so that was sweet.