I had plans to run this in 1:45 or under....even more like 1:42 is what I really wanted to do. I knew the 1:42 was going to be quite a stretch but thought I would be ok with the 1:45. It didn't happen but is ok. 1. 8:24 I started out with my buddy JaNae...weaving in and out of everyone trying to get to a good pace. 2. 7:40 JaNae told me to go ahead. I was feeling good so I decided I will just go with what I feel I can hold. 3. 7:32 Going well 4. 7:40 Continuing well 5. 7:40 Still feeling fine 6. 7:45 Feeling good....came upon a lady going down (actually falling down). :o( There is no way I am going to let her fall and leave her there and ever feel good about any number I came in with. A guy and I helped her down. I stayed with her. She was in pretty bad shape. She couldn't see and needed help. I was calling for water and phone as people went by. She had a Gu in her hand. We got a bit of that in her. A lady came by with a phone. She called the race director. A guy stopped with water. I helped her get that in her. She started acting a bit better. A few others had stopped. She started yelling at us to leave her there and finish our race. I had to laugh a bit...there is no way we would just leave her there alone! A friend of mine stopped and the girl down knew her. The girl knew my friend was pregnant and not worrying about time for this race so she said..."You are pregnant(looking at my friend) stay....YOU....(looking at me) Go". At that point I saw JaNae again and I knew the lady was in good hands so I joined in with JaNae again. For a slight moment I thought of trying to make up the time. But I knew it was already going to be hard in the first place so I decided it was now time to just run.I guess I had turned my Garmin off when I went to her because I noticed after a bit that it was not on. That probably explains why I measured short. 7. 8:43 The rest of the time JaNae and I just ran together. I had a hard time loosening up after stopping to help. My body was in a different mode now and things just felt different. 8. 8:28 9. 8:31 10. 9:17 11. 8:27 12. 9:00 13. 8:20 It got hot and I was really wanting some Gatorade. Having just water was not my favorite. There was some electrolite drink at a couple stops but I really get a good help from my Gatorade. So with the heat and the no Gatorade I decided that by stopping to help the other lady...she in turn helped me. I'm pretty sure I would have really crashed the last 4 or 5 miles of this race had I continued on with my original plan. JaNae and I gave a good sprint to the finish line and were happy to be done. I decided if I want to really race my effort for a 5K, 10K or 1/2 marathon it would be much more fun to do them in St. George in the winter. | 
