Ugh. Everything about this day, excepting the race part, were great. Matt and I drove to Springville at 4:20 am. Hopped the bus. Ran into Dave, Bill and Justin at the start. 1.5m warm up. I was feeling a little tight and my stomach was slightly unsettled but I still thought I could run well. The first 5 went well enough. Rolling hills, mostly down. Averaged 5:20s. I could tell after the 2nd mile that it was not going to end well. The wheels started to come off around 7. Legs were dead, stomach was raging. I took a 50 sec potty break at 8. Couldn't get back on pace. Mentally threw in the towel and cruised in at 6:00-ish. By the time I saw Spencer I was really hoping he had my roller skates ready but he didn't come through for me. I'm not sure what happened. My legs feel like I ran a marathon. |