First and last race of the summer! I ran 2 miles warm up at the start before the race with some strides. I started right at the front of all the runners which helped. The first mile is always crazy- I was surrounded by lotsa guys sprinting. My first mile was 5:07 and I was pushing with Dakota for the next mile as we moved up. My 2 miles was around 10:20 and I began to hurt as I turned down South Temple. The first girl I had seen passed and gapped me down South Temple. It is downhill, but not enough to keep you going fast. I struggled to push because I was alone and gapped from people in front of me. Turning off South Temple I had to pick it up again because a pack of girls was coming. I finished 2nd woman overall with a new PR! When I finished my Garmin wasn't even at 6 and the last mile I was really confused because we went a different way. Come to find out, we finished on the marathon course instead of the 10K. I know I am a true runner because I wasn't thrilled I ran shorter but really angry. I ran 5 miles cool down. I like this race because it is the race that got me to start running cross country three years ago. My time has improved a lot by then-about 26 minutes and I can run the whole course now! | 