It's just not Spring in Utah without micro-burst winds blowing down trees by June 10th. Am I right? It makes the trail after a windy night much more interesting. I was tired today, but at least I got enough sleep. I don't know how ready I am for Riverwoods on Saturday-- I definitely don't feel fresh. It's been a long week already. I promised I'd try to run fast. But then I was thinking I would be running with a friend and was going to tone it down for her sake. She asked me to run it with her, saying "I just can't commit to the Marathon yet. I'd love to run the Riverwoods with you. It would give me someone to start the race with." So I was thinking, "OK, it's a fun downhill. I haven't seen Marisa in a long time, we have a lot to chat about. I can stand 10 mintue miles and a few pancakes for her sake." Then yesterday, I looked up her time in Moab just to see HOW SLOW she might be running. The girl's been running 7:00 minute miles recently. So when she said "I'd like to start the race with someone" she meant--- "Hey old, fat grandma. I'd like to leave you at the starting line, run 10 miles with beautiful form, speed , and ease, where I will then wait 25 minutes more for you at the end so I can throw a pancake with syrup in your face while you're crossing the finish line." Don't play cute with me Marisa. Game on. | 