Eight of us drove down together and stayed a very nice house in St. George. We ate dinner at the Pizza Factory and then picked up our packets. I shared a room with Michelle N.(Shimelle). It was so fun. We stayed up until 12:30 a.m. talking.
Race morning: We got up at 7:30, got ready and headed over to the race. I started with Jody, Cheris, Michelle M., and Dean. Peggy found us about 1 mile in. Our plan was to start slow and gradually get faster as we went. It was great running as a group. It was a lot like our Boston Marathon. The miles flew by. I felt good the whole time. I drank Gatorade at the first 2 stops and had a GU just before mile 8.
My splits were 8:50, 8:33, 8:27, 8:27, 8:02, 7:51, 7:51, 7:57, 7:50, 7:36, 7:55, 7:39, 7:52, and a 6:09 pace for the final .1. Average pace 8:04.
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