I got up at 3:55 this morning. I drove down to race with Michelle N., Cheris, and Michelle M. Michelle and I lined up next to Jody at the start. We thought we were in a good position until everone on the last buses lined up right in front of us. The first mile was horrible. We could barely move and waisted lots of energy trying to get around slow runners. My garmin lost it's signal, so I'm not sure on my mile splits. The ones I remember were:
The first 5k about 22:40
10k in 44: something
10 miles in 1:11
I took gu at miles 3 and 10. I only had water at the aid stations.
My actual finish time from my watch was 1:34:56. Exactly 4 minutes faster than last year. Thanks Michelle for being there with me those last 3 miles. We did it. I am so excited. Sasha's prediction chart was right on from my Deseret News 10k time. That gives me some confidence for St. George.
Great job to all of you that ran today. Everyone we talked to did great.
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