Did the Lake to Lake Relay with the Circle and Aaron. I did legs 1, 5, and 8. I wanted to make sure I was nice and warm so I did a few miles before the guys came and picked me up. I did leg 1 starting at Gunlock and going to Highway 91. A Dixie State runner flew out to a large lead while I was sitting in 2nd place. His teammates drove by and yelled at me, "Game Over!" We were not half a mile into the race yet. I caught up to him by the first mile while Dave and Clyde drove by and yelled, "Game Over!" I had a good chuckle. I ran 6.07 miles in 5:16/mile. Solid start to the day. Leg 5 went from Cotton Cove Park up the hill over towards the Bloomington Loop and ending at Man of War Bridge. 4.07 mile in 5:29/mile. Climbed for almost 2 miles. Leg 8 started on our tempo loop and went over towards the Washington Dam Bridge. Good amount of climbing and then close to 2 miles on the dirt to finish with a good hill for 200 feet just before the exchange. 5:42/mile for 4.7 miles. Finished the relay in 1st place overall with a new course record by almost 20 minutes (the course was a mile longer also). Dave and I jumped into Sand Hollow where the water was 40 degrees. I sat in it for about 10 minutes and called it a day. Happy to get in some solid fast miles. I can tell focusing on hills has helped but I haven't done as much on the road. Oh well! Focusing on some 50 milers right now. A great day running with the guys. Love being the third tier of the Circle.
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