My sister signed us both up for this race. A few weeks later, she found out she would be at trek and couldn't run. I decided to run it anyway. I woke up at 3:00 AM and drove to Springville. I probably didn't need to leave quite that early, but still had to pick up my packet. I had heard that the times on this course were comparable to Utah Valley 1/2. I decided to just try finish under 1:40. At mile 4 the 1:40 pacer passed me and got quite a bit ahead. I was really discouraged. I knew I was pushing as hard as I could. My Garmin was way off of the mile markers so I wasn't sure what pace I was really going. At mile 6 you get off the road and run on a dirt road for about a 1/4 mile. I didn't like that. It reminded me of the canal road last week. At mile 9 I passed the 1:40 pacers. They were walking. They must have realized they were way ahead. I'm guessing they were having the same Garmin issues I was. I felt much better after I passed them. I felt really strong all the way to the end. I even passed quite a few people those last few miles. My Garmin showed the distance as 12:93 so my splits are way off, but here they are anyway.
7:33, 7:26, 7:16, 7:23, 7:19, 7:21, 7:16, 7:26, 7:27, 7:36, 7:46, 7:45, and 7:24 pace for the last .93.
I had a Gu at miles 4 and 11. I also took Ibuprofen at mile 11. I think that helps me a ton. I ate a banana and bagel at about 4:30. I took 2 Immodium when I woke up and 1 an hour before the race. It worked. I didn't have any stomach issues.
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