Utah Summer Games - 5k today!!!
Our group grew bigger from 3 runners yesterday 10k (Christina, Coach Bill, and I) to 5 runners (addition - Tracy Chorn, Tracy Atkinson). They are sure a fun bunch to hang out with. My quads & Hamstring were very stiff. I wasn't sure how I would perform with the sore muscles.
The weather was about a few degrees warmer than yesterday. The gun went off. A bunch of kids ran very fast down the canyon. Some were able to maintain the pace, but some started to walk. As for me, this race was like the bonus race. I ran hard yesterday. At mile 2, I saw the lady that I couldn't be able to pass yesterday. She got me all pump up. I determined that I would not let her cross the finish line before me. She & I were neck to neck on pace. The last 200 meter, Coach screamed at me "Marie, behind you..go...go". I knew that if I slowed down, she would pass me again. Thus, I sprinted so fast and passed her by 2 seconds. I am extremely happy. My final time was 21:33, 6:56 min/pace, placed 2nd age division. | 