I started the day with a nice 5K. Having practiced the big hill at the beginning of the new course several times since it it right by my house, I
had hopes that I would make it to the top intact. The race started off
and I got right to the front of the group behind a high school kid. All I
wanted to do was get to the top of the hill in the yellow and at the
front. I did it! I was pretty tired though and people started slipping
past little by little. Then as we crossed 1600 North the lead pack took
off and I could not respond as I was already at a 5:20 pace. Mile 1
clicked off at 5:42, really good for including the hill! I was still
pretty close to the front but had little oomph for the uphill upwind .5
miles. I lost ground rapidly, but as we turned north on Main street I
could still see the front people even with my 6:09 second mile. I got to the top of the small hill and there
was enough to turn on downhill monster! Cool. I got down to 4:30
pace on the steep downhill, and managed to average 5:30 for the last
mile, passing 3 people to take 13th place.
I ran home quickly because I told Curtis I would pace him in the
Squaw Peak 50. I passed him in my car, then parked and enjoyed a very
pleasant and leisurely 7 mile jog up to 7600 feet. Then I blazed back
down to my car. Love the aid stations, they are awesome with sausage and
6 different beverages and chips and M&Ms. Isn't running great?
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