I woke to the sound of rain. Taylor and I were volunteers and had to be to the park at 5:30. It was a little chaotic before the race. I didn't get a warm up, so I decided to just take the first mile nice and easy. It was very humid this morning. I didn't really have a time goal in mind. I just ran. I hate to admit that I even walked two or three times, but never for more than a few seconds. I really need to start putting in more miles. I can't believe the Big Cottonwood marathon is only 2 1/2 months away. That makes me nervous. Anyway, I feel like I finished strong. It's hard to believe that I ran this race over three minutes faster a few years ago. Oh well. My miles were 7:52, 7:29, 7:48, 7:54, 8:21 (this is mile I walked a few times), 7:48 and 7:12 pace for the final .28. I always measure this course a little long. Average 7:51. I came home and cooled down with Taylor for a mile. She took 2nd overall in the 5k. Sadly, runnercard had her listed in the 1 mile fun run and they gave her plaque away to someone else before she could say anything. | 