Denouement

Quick race report.  So busy!  

Stayed in a hotel Sunday night because of early race time. 3.06 warm up, saw Emily J and EmilyB and Cassie at the start.  Wanted to be about 5 seconds behind each of my splits from 2008, the last time I ran this race and got a 35:02.  Splits are (in parenthesis are 2008 splits if I remember them 5:23 (5:18), 5:28 (5:23), 5:46, 5:51, 5:54, 6:23, not sure the pace for the last .2.  I didn't know it, but I was in the money at the mile 5 mark, in third place.  I thought I was about 5th.  Then I got passed by a masters woman and with about .5 to go by Cassie.  I did about as well as I thought I would in this race but I was so close to the top 4 ahead of me, I wish I could have made myself care more in the last mile (see my long run this week for practicing this).  I know I could have done better in this last mile! 3.4 mile cool down with EmilyB going back to the cars.  My bro was in town to visit me before I move, so we went to Willard bay. Too choppy for the planned boat, so we rented a seedoo and a water playground.  Was way fun.  On the way through SLC we did RaceKarts, since I won a gc three years ago, and it was our last opportunity to do it. Check!  Home at 10:20. 

Last day of work.  Ran afterward in the rain.  Dizzy in the middle third, felt better in the last third. 7:57 ave pace.

10:04 in 7:27 ave pace.  Felt pretty good. Last massage.  Dinner with friends at KellieS and TylerS'.  Thanks for the get together, guys :D

Met EmilyB and Travis for a tempo run in the river bottoms.  5-6 mile steady state.  Coach advised to take these tempos a bit easier.  Knowing I could go 6:30 went a long way in my psyche.  3.13 warm up, then stretching. Tempo was miles 5-10 of SF half.  So hilly.  Splits were 6:17 (gradual down), 6:27 (flat), 6:28 (uphill), 6:07 (downhill), 6:22 (mostly flat, gradual uphill at end), 6:14 (gradual up and down).  About 6.19 pace, felt good. Emily stopped at 5.15, but was ahead of me about 6 sec when she stopped.  Travis stopped with her, walked, then caught up to me and passed me, all in the last mile.

Spent all day sorting through the house.  Everything is suicase, DI or trash.  Got to Mack's house at 11:40. 

Met Ali.  Ran 7.93 in 7:55 ave pace.

Ran a thirds progression run with JenH and Travis.  Tyler joined for first four miles.  120 min with first third easy, second third medium, third third moderately hard (abt marathon pace).  I cleaned all day on Friday and have been working myself ragged so I came into this tired from the start.  Gave myself two gus in the run for that reason.  First third pace was about 7:40ish pace.  Second third was about 7:08 ave pace.  Third third was 6 miles, and splits were 6:46, 6:38, 6:32, 6:32, 6:31, 6:25.  I was hurting so bad the last two miles. I was forcing myself to practice caring (see my sixth mile of my race this monday).  I wanted to give up so bad, but in the second to last mile I just kept surging.  In the sixth mile I was moaning and close to giving up, but told myself, if you had to run a 6:25 to get the OTQ in the last mile of a marathon, could you do it, so that's what I did.  The end of this run seriously felt like a marathon.  After the run I iced and got to my house at 10am.  Except for a stint to the dentist to get my crown put back in, I was at my house until 12:10, just after midnight cleaning.  The RS came two days, and Mack was there, probably cleaned 10 hours or more beside me.  My mom and my friend from work Erica also came.  So grateful for all the help.  And yes, in retrospect, I should have hired professional cleaners.