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slept over at brooke and david's home so i could get more time with my first grandbaby :D   we slept on their couch from 1030 to 4   I got up 3 times finally fell asleep woke during a dream to alarm at 4 am.  Made it to parking at 445 am walked to meet up said  good bye to amber who was running her long run with a half in the middle (she is running her first marathon june 6th utah valley.  she ran 18 today instead of 20 bc legs were killing she said.

3:57:37 but gun over 3:58.   I was at 1:56:50 at the half.  so that would be a 3:54 now that i see my data we ran slower second half my legs had a hard time in joints of hips, knees and my feet were burning and lower back but no wall.  

here are splits... i had to slow myself greatly the last 2-3 miles trying to not get chippy close to finish.  last 0.32 miles was 9:41 avg and felt like i was walking.  cody and i did great together and we had very cool group from the start nearly to the finish.  one a junior in high school and his buddy who left us after mile 15 (fell back) and about 7- 8 others talking to us the entire route except last two miles it got spread out and darn coty's stomach acted up at mile 18 and I was wondering what to do and kept looking back to see if he was gaining and would slow pace but at finish he came in at 4:02:38 and i knew something had bugged him so he told me.  

857

906

901

844

853

856

856

848

904

853

901

856

848

904

914

903

915 adjusting to downhill muscles

846

912

902

852

901

914

930 slowed to help a runner but we got to over 10 pace and i was worried id have to sprint at finish this is mile 24

912

926 purposely slowing

course always long for me 0.32 @ 9:41 avg.

avg hr = 158.    cliff bar and banana before race.  noodles and company night before with amber, brooke and david  mine was too spicy but ate anyway    Ucan pineapple gel at mile five, naak lemon (so gross at mile 10) regular plain naak at mile 15 and 20.  much better.   salt tab at start, one hour, two hours.  ibuprofen at in first 3 miles 1 hour and 2 hour.  needed another dose at 3 hours.  arthritis pain is so intense at times.