Yesterday afternoon I got sick and puked 3 times. It thought today might be a no go. I woke up feeling a little sick too. Julie
and I headed over to Marion's house this morning at 6:15 for the race.
Marion is so fun! I love the party she can put on! The packet pick-up
was at the Senior citizens center and it was a little chaotic.We got
our packets and Julie and I had to pee. There is a line, of course. We
fueled up and threw our bibs on. It seems like we were just in the nick
of time to the start line. We were at the front with Jen Hughes,
Melanie Burnham and Michelle Lowry. So fun! Right before the gun was
fired my watch said it was locked and I couldn't unlock it. I was
freaking out. Somehow Julie and I were able to unlock only moments
before the gunfire. I could've run without it, but it's always nice to
refer to. mile 1) 6:20 Were off and close to the front.
Yehhaaaw feeling good and flying! A TRAIN IS CROSSING UP AHEAD AND THE
GUARDS ARE DOWN? What???? Yeah you read it right, all of us peeps in
the front thought we were going to have to stop for the train. What in
the??!!?? Well wouldn't you know it, the guards lifted just in time for
us front pack people to pass through. A Christmas friggin day miracle.
Ummm, some man or boy up at the very front of the pack must have been
puking, because during this mile the pack of four women I was running
in saw and smelled puke for awhile. SICK! We are running so hard and I
look over at Jen Hughes and say: "do you smell puke?". She screams "yes
and it smells like hell !!" ha ha Don't ya love racing?
Mile 2)
6:23 still pumping and there are 4 of us girls in a pack running.
Totally clammering back and forth between us, I take the lead of the 4,
then one of the others take the lead, it rotated between all 4 of us
for about 3 miles. It was good. It was steady pushing doing that. Mile 3) 6:20 Still some clammering going on with us 4 girls. This mile felt awesome for some reason. mile
4) 6:30 dough! Don't run and grab a drink and then try to drink it. I
never drink during 10k's!! Why did I do it today?!!?!? I lost some
ground people! Mile 5) 6:52, See!!! the drink threw me off. I should've just kept running. Damn it. I am able to catch back up the the gals though. Mile 6) 6:51 tummy is hurting, feeling pukalicious. I know I don't have much to go! Mile
.2) I don't know my split. I never turned my watch off and I am to lazy
to go into the program to check. This race was a little hard (gradual
inclines) but it was fun. I came in 3rd overall female and 2nd in my age group. Super happy with it and a new 10k PR :)
Breakfast
at Marion's after was so fun. Her delicious homemade buttermilk syrup
is TO DIE FOR. It was so fun hanging out with Julie (my besty). So
great hanging out with MichelleL, RAD & her family, Kelli and her
cute daughter, KellieS & TylerS and there adorable boys. After the race I did a 3 mile cool down with MichelleL. Then came home and ran the river trail loop twice. 7 miles. Today was a 16 mile day altogether. Onion days results here Want to run a race this coming Sat? This one runs right near our river trail and right past my house actually. I think I'm doing it. Why not help St. Jude anyway? http://www.windowworldutah.com/race/ | 