up at 4:20 AM and then headed over to pick up Cody, then off to meet Dustin. We planned on at least 17. We drove up to the road to Kolob. "Where woman moan and men thunder!" started out slow and all was calm as we ran down a fairly steep grade. Then lighting began crashing down all around us, and it seemed that the very pillers of heaven were shaking. Heavy drops of water mixed with hail hit us with the force of a scatter gun. We witnessed the birth of fire from a single bolt of lightening. When we finally got to the bottom of the mountain with about 8 miles left i picked up the. However, Buddah was not going to leave me alone and stayed close like a wolve waiting for signs of weakness. Buddah cought me at the Top of the laverkin twist and with a slight grin sarted shadowing my every move. 5:40 Pace, 5:27 pace. He went wide right of me and pulled away. By the time we reached the bottom (2 miles down) Had gained at least 30 seconds on me. It was a fun run. |