I decided to support the Timpanogos High School cross country team by running in the T-Wolf Trot. I picked up my number at 7am then Kevin and I ran a few easy miles together. First we ran back to my house to get my watch I'd forgotten, then we ran back and ran most of the course, then he headed off to run a little more and head home. He's tapering for the Big Cottonwood marathon on Saturday.
The race seemed to be mostly high school kids with some of us old folks mixed in. I got passed by a few kids late in the race, but mostly I was able to hold a pretty steady pace and even pass a few runners myself. I feel good about the 7:20/mi pace I averaged. One of these days maybe I'll be mentally tough enough to go all out again. I feel like I pushed pretty hard, but controlled and steady. I think my fear of injury keeps me from letting go and pushing to the edge of my limits, especially in these shorter, faster races.
It was a nice morning, a good race, and the breakfast was good. They gave away a lot of prizes. I won only the joy of sharing in the joy of others. It would have been more fun to have been there with buddies, but it was good to support the THS runners. I think I heard the coach say both the boys and girls cross country teams are ranked #1 in the state, and the boys are 14th in the nation. Pretty impressive.
| 