I had the race of my life today. It is still surreal with what time I got. I am stoked to have gotten a qualifying time. I feel extremely lucky to have gotten the time I got. I think it is a little unfair because others I feel were more deserving of a OTQ. I truly have been blessed so far during time running career. My GPS got messed up for the last few miles of the race but here are the splits up to that point:
1-5:27
2-5:33
3-5:20
4-5:21
5-5:24
6-5:16
7-5:21
8-6:01 - got to love Veyo hill baby!
9-5:52
10-5:42
11-5:53
12-5:37
13-5:30
14-5:25
15-5:12
16-5:19
17-5:13
18-5:07
19-5:20
20-5:10
21-5:04
22-5:30
23-5:15
I hit the first at about 1:12:52 and then hit the second at 1:09 something. I am too tired to do the math but that is alright. The watch was messed up for the rest of the race but that is okay. I knew I would be close to a qualifying time once I got into St. George. I saw Mike Vick and caught up with him and decided to push it in from there. I saw the finish line and it showed 2:21:30 and I knew I had to really get the horses moving. I crossed the line and was smiling and crying. I couldn't believe it actually happened. Today has been one of the best days of my life. Dreams do come true if you truly put your mind to it. Congrats to all the other bloggers. Many PR's were set and fast times were achieved. | 