Footwear, and shorts… I’ll ceaselessly be obsessive about adidas womens shorts for lounging and racing. I put on them for each race. They don’t transfer within the slightest, the size is perfection and the pockets match all the pieces I want.
The largest 10k that Utah has to supply… NINE males had been below half-hour and my buddy, Savannah, gained the feminine class in 32:18! My time of 37:54 (6:06 common) had me in 141st place total and twentieth for the ladies. It’s a screaming quick course (the primary two miles you drop quite a bit), however nonetheless… on this warmth and the altitude, I can not consider the entire instances!
My alarm clock went off at 4 am and I used to be within the automobile by 4:20 to drive to Salt Lake Metropolis to satisfy my buddies within the foyer of their lodge. I had a Nature Valley almond biscuit within the automobile, water with electrolytes, and a Maurten caffeine gel on the way in which up. We used the restrooms on the lodge foyer and began for a 3-mile warm-up and a few strides. I ought to have introduced a waterbottle with me for the warm-up and to the beginning line as a result of I had cotton mouth throughout mile 1. This yr is at all times on what looks like the most popular day of your complete yr.
Our coach wished us to make use of the race as a exercise so we wouldn’t want a lot time to recuperate earlier than going at it once more for the remainder of the week. The St. George Marathon is getting shut. I wished to run quicker the primary two downhill miles however caught to the purpose of the run to remain nearer to my purpose marathon tempo (which is 6:14). The course then has an uphill, slight downhill after which flat with a end of slight uphill the final mile (6:15 for that mile and me). Amy and I stayed managed within the first 5 miles and had been capable of chat a bit after which I made the purpose to not be handed within the final mile (just one man did)!
I didn’t take this image through the race due to the woman in yellow however seeing it jogged my memory, she has handed me in a number of races and EACH time she is so complimentary to each individual she passes and so encouraging.
The course is alongside the parade route for Utah’s Pioneer Day which makes it so enjoyable (yay cheering!) however so nauseating too (bacon grilling, weed, cigarette smoke, you title it). It’s such a well-run 10k and the course is superb via Salt Lake Metropolis, and in order that outweighs my want to by no means eat bacon once more after yesterday;)
We took the highest three for the 36-39 yr olds. Tawny was a couple of minutes forward of us however we’ll take it;) In 2019 I RACED my guts out that day and completed with a 6:11 common so it’s enjoyable to be 5 years older now and hitting a course PR.
Emilee is again to marathoning and he or she did superb. This marathon course is a beast (why I’ve by no means carried out it haha… she is way braver than me) and it’s so sizzling annually, I’m so impressed by her and can’t wait to begin marathoning collectively once more!
I had no concept that my nephew was additionally there operating the 10k. He ran a 31:50… a 5:07 common. Gone are the times I’ll ever be capable of sustain with him… however when he was 11, I had an opportunity;)
I apologize to my brother for getting my nephew hooked on the Vaporflys$$.
The meals after this race is one thing else. Free chick-fil-a sandwiches (?!?) and pickle juice pictures.
Purple Button Ice Cream… the peanut butter brownie is divine. We had been served a full meal on the finish of our race (which felt enjoyable to run with in our stomachs for the cool-down:).
Shut-up on Sylvia’s flamingo shorts. I believe all of us want these.
This race was made doable by the one and solely, Curly.
Quick ahead to the night, and my niece got here dwelling from her mission! She was in Madrid, Spain! Her flight was delayed so we gained’t see her till this weekend however we had been capable of get along with my brother and his household and my mother final night time.
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