Cookie Chaser 2k Riverton Utah: 7:56
The field was weak :) Allie is a little hurt so she could not run today. But she was still there as fiddy was there running as well. 2k looked easy, but I am full of self doubt so I kept telling myself that I was going to suck. Ran it and passed Mrs. Samoa in the first .50 mile. She ate my dust and I won the 2k for females. First mile was in 6:22 :)
Cookie Chaser 5k: 20:36
The field looked only slightly better, off we go and I am running with the cookie for about the first .50 mile, then I pass her and am in the lead (among women) for a bit. The gal who came in 2nd behind me in the 2k catches up to me and we run side by side playing the passing game for the next 1.5 miles. There were 2 hills in the mix which wasn't a big huge deal but still, a hill is a hill. Finally in the last mile she passed me and she finished 11 seconds before me. I love/hate 5k's because every year at the beginning of the year, I go through the same shenanigans with trying to figure out how to run them. I need to stop looking at my watch and telling myself I am going to fast. I really believe this is my biggest downfall. Oh and running on grass to the finish with fresh slippery snow on top did not help the time. Next week, provo city marathon, half and 5k. I am doing the 5k again and I think I'll wear my watch, but I won't look at my watch. I'll run on feel. Today's 5k time is 2 minutes slower than my 5k PR from last summer. Oh dear, I have lot's of work to do!
Love hangin' with Allie and Fiddy!
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