 WHAT A RACE!! Merri and I have now run our longest run EVER! And man
did it hurt! All smiles after, but...youch! We had a big crowd up at
4:45am this morning to hit the streets headed for Salt Lake. After
riding on the Trax to our start line, having to pee in the grass
because I just couldn't wait, then still be standing in line for the
real bathrooms when the race started, we finally got started. It  was
a BEAUTIFUL day other than a little bit of wind. We were dressed for
the occasion and we tried to wear our "staches" but they all fell off
or got nasty.
Chad and I tried to keep up with Merri, but she
left us at about mile 1.5 or 2. I never saw her again. Chad and Merri
saw each other again at mile 5 or 6, but it was over after that. Merri
went flying off to the finish line finishing with a time of 1:41:49.
She  accomplished
her goal of BEATING Chad! Ok, Chad really isn't crazy fast so she
didn't seem like she was too tired. Chad came in second of our group at
1:50:49 followed by me at 1:52:24.
Chad's Family, Dave, Karyn
and Keith all ran the 5k. Dave wasn't feeling good but still finished
with a good time and Karyn(Chad's Mom) came in 30 seconds under her
goal, WOOHOO! Keith(Chad's Dad) did great and beat his previous time it
seemed like they all had fun.
 Great
Race! Great Time! Great Day! Even though it hurt like crazy, I am
really sleepy and just BEAT, I loved it. I guess it's that runners
high. I think I still had a little left in the tank though so next time
I will try to go faster. I'm ready for a few days off.
 We didn't get any action shots because all of our fans were running the 5k, so we only got before and after! Enjoy
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