The official results have me in at 1:36:05, but my Garmin had me at 1:36:21 so I'm going with that. This was the fourth straight year I've run this race so I felt going in that it would be a good test of where I'm at compared with the past couple of years. In 05 I ran it in 1:55:24, 06--1:43:15, 07--1:38:41. It's nice to see progress and that I am getting faster. In 04 I ran the five mile race and it was the first time I had ever run that far and I ran it in 45:27.
As far as this year's race, the weather was perfect for running. It was a little cool for riding ATVs Thursday and Friday however. I debated how I wanted to run this. Part of me wanted to conserve early and hopefully have some strength left for the hill during mile nine and then a strong finish. At the last minute I decided to take advantage of the early decline and push the pace early. My miles are as follows:
1--6:47
2--6:41
3--7:13
4--7:02
5--7:33
6--6:56
7--7:33
8--7:22
9--My Garmin messed up during this mile. We were in along a steep canyon wall and I think it threw it off. It showed a 6:16 mile but it registered a mile at about the .80 mark. From here my miles are off with the course. I'll list them anyway
10--7:40
11--7:23
12-7:34
13-7:35
.35--that was the distance left with the screw up. I ran it in 2:36 which was a 7:32 pace.
Overall, I felt really good with my effort today. I was hopeful for a 1:35, but also felt that anything under 1:37 would be a good time. Unfortunately I didn't meet up with any bloggers although a female in a blue FRB long sleeve shirt passed me around mile 1. | 