Top 10 Runners got directed in the wrong direction. My Garmin showed 21.26 at mile 3.1.
4 Miles in 29 minutes Best Buddies Race
I was supposed to run 12 miles today so I have 8 more to go :) ha ha. I might try to squeeze some run in somewhere today.
So Chad and I went to Orem today to run in the Best Buddy 5k race. I
was feeling good when we showed up and there was like 5 people there.
When the race started there was probably 100. And of course Mary Ann
showed up (a really really fast runner). So I already knew 1st was out
of the question. I was going to be good with 2nd I told myself. So we
start and go bolting off of the starting line. And about .5 or .75 of
the first mile I was passed by another girl. So now I am thinking 3rd
place is good, but I think I can catch up to 2nd place girl by mile
2-3. So I'm feeling good running and then we turn right....BAD IDEA!!!
I guess we were supposed to go straight? I still dont know. Anyway the
cop told the top runners that's where to go. So we turn down towards
the roundabout at the top of UVSC by the turn to Honey Baked Ham &
circuit City. When we turned there I was still feeling good, I had a
good pace and I still thought I could catch the #2 girl. Then here is
where my story takes a sad turn...thanks to Garmin. I start looking at
my watch and noticing that we are already at like 1.8 miles or so and I
know we are way more than a mile away from Mountain Views track. I'm
starting to hurt and I only really have enough energy for a 3.1. So I
start to get down and turn the corner on the round about and see only a
few other people behind me and it hits me...WE ARE GOING THE WRONG
WAY!!! And I am ticked, luckily there's like 10 of us on this stupid
detour. I start to get mad and I am slowing down and I know it b/c i
know I don't have enough energy to make it all the way back at this
pace. So I slow down and hit 3.1 miles at 21:26. I seriously stopped
and sat down. I caught my breath and my composure and started again. I
finished the race at 4.08 miles. Here's the info from my friend Garmin:
Mile 1: 6.28
Mile 2: 6.46
Mile 3: 7.25 (this is where I was starting to lose my cool :))
Mile 4: 7.39
29.01
minutes for 4.09 miles. We get to the finish line and I tell them my
time on my watch at 3.1 was 21.26 and I see this girl Chelsea who was
not in the 10 that got lost and her time was 21.16. So I probably
technically took 4th overall, but I am going to just say 3rd overall
because of the mishap! sorry i had to share my sad story and this was
the only place I could think of to post it.
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