If you want to run a race WITHOUT wind, don't sign up for the same race as me. It seems to be my thing. Here's the skinny, 1:32:45, 2nd overall female (a small race), 40 seconds behind the leader, windy. I'll be back later with a full report and splits. For now, I get to do laundry, my two year old woke up throwing up this morning...sad day. The good news is, the man child is feeling better. Lets get down to the nitty gritty. This was my second year running this race. Last year I placed first in my age division and got a free entry for this year. I'm a cheaper chicken so I like free things...Free running things? Even better. The race is run in and around South Jordan. An elevation loss but not too much of a decline. A few small hills, nothing too hard. It was well organized. The only beef I have with the actual race is that the finish line kind of sneaks up on you. For me, seeing the finish line gives me a boost and I end up running faster, its a mental thing I know cuz I can just as easily look down at my garmin and check the mileage. I remember last year being surprised that it popped up out of nowhere. This year, I knew that it came right after the last turn. I started this race with a 1:30 goal in mind. My plan was to do 7:00 min miles for the first 7 and then pick it up after the last small hill. When the wind started, I knew that plan had to change. I didn't want a repeat of the Utah Valley Marathon where I knew I should have slowed up in the wind. So slow up I did. Because this course turns all directions, I knew eventually I'd have the wind at my back, I wasn't worried. When I got to mile 10-11, I thought to myself, "time to make it hurt." I really wanted to go fast the last 2-3 miles. Well the universe must have misunderstood me and instead heard, "time to make it windy..." Because it was. Right as you finish along the Jordan River Parkway, the wind picked up and I couldn't get under 7:00 min/miles. Finished and was surprised to hear that the female winner was only 40 seconds ahead of me. I didn't even see any other girls in front of me (I knew they were there, I just figured they were minutes ahead). Kinda bummed because I feel like the competitive part of me would have pushed harder to catch her, had I known that she was only 40 seconds ahead. Then again, maybe she would have pushed harder too, seeing that I was behind her. Who knows. I felt good about the performance and felt that I pushed it hard. I'm glad to see that I've learned from past racing mistakes. Not so glad to see the wind make an appearance at yet another race. (side note, not windy AT ALL where I live.) Here are the splits: 7:24, 7:09, 6:53, 7:25, 7:27, 7:05, 7:16, 7:00, 6:58, 6:52, 6:48, 6:58, 7:05, 34 secs (6:53 pace) For my own info. Took a clif shot block packet. Took two blocks 30 mins before the race. 1 at miles 4 and 5, 1 at miles 7 and 8. Seemed to work well because the nausea that usually hits the last couple of miles during the race, didn't hit me today. Although it did show up about 10 mins after the race was over. Still can't figure why I get so sick after races. I have yet to be able to partake of the post race goodies. They always sound so gross. Woohoo for races!
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