I run therefore, I am!

Ran with Sarah my daughter up to daybreak and did a hill workout. 4x800's up hill and 4x400s up hill. A very hard workout and I needed it! Good to see Sarah picking it up!

Nice and easy, get my legs back and met Danielle for a chilly run this morning. Go over our game plan for starting the half marathon on July 14th. We should have it posted on Young Living Farms website today and then the advertising begins! :) 

I met my pacers this morning and got a quick photo with them and got them off and ready. I got a mile warmup with striders in the mix and did a bit with James Barnes. We got lined up and there was a bit of wind that kicked up. The race started on time and we were off. I immediately took a lead by the first corner and waited a bit to see if anyone would come up on me. I know Toni is a great runner so I was expecting him to go out a bit faster. I was by myself by mile one with a nice tail wind and slight down hill at 5:05! Holy crap, I kept thinking I wished this would just go straight north the whole time. Mile 2 had a turn with cross wind an my first up hill challenge and then straight into the wind. 5:31. Mile 3 was another head wind that was in the subdivision which seemed stronger as it funneled the wind to us. 5:38. Mile 4 was the ******* hill that takes you to a crawl but is only about .25 mile long and then I had my first taste of tail wind again! Yeah. 5:48. Then it was back to a head wind and a bit of a drop to the park trail which I knew would slow me down being ahead by myself with 3.5 miles of headwind. I kept a look out for the ones behind but couldnt see them. I suffered these miles which are so hard with some hill and of course wind. It wasnt as bad as Canyonlands though which I kept telling myself! 5 was 5:50, 6 was 6:08 and then I had a 6:18. Then 8 was a 6:40~ blah! finally got off the trail and into a cross wind and then finally back to a tailwind. mile 9 was 6:08, 10 was 5:59. Yeah! I broke 6 minute pace. Then a roller and another ******* hill that goes straight up! Then a last gully then flat and finish. I hit 1:17:51. I had to grit my teeth and go for it the last .1 when I saw the clock at 1:17:20 something. I got $100.00 and another wagon wheel trophy. 2 more wheels and Ill have enough to make my wagon!

My pacers did freaking awesome as usual and I had a ton of compliments and the race director was amazed! She said it makes a difference so im glad to see that! Made a ton of new friends and saw those stalkers from dailymile for the first time. lol Good day!