Had a ball at the Dam to Dam 5 miler today. Hadn't run this race for about 3 years. I was worried that it might be raining or snowing but the weather held beautifully. It was sunny and cold! Blue water, red rock & white mountains in the background. I picked up Katrina & Annie- had a ball with these gals. Saw Eschlers and Kim & Tom from Spanish Fork. Tom came in 2nd- congrats! Poor Kim is still having IT issues, but she walked the race like a trooper and is still hoping to complete the Runner's Series and do SGM this year if her leg allows. The shirts were pretty cool from the run, but BIG for a 5'1", flat chested gal...oh well.. Now for the actual RACE report... I knew it wouldn't be fast since I'm only averaging about 10-15 miles a week- but I decided to just do the best I could and have fun. I set my Garmin's virtual partner at 44:00 just to give me some kind of goal. I was happy to finish at 44:09. 5 miles is a good distance I decided. Here's the splits:
1st mile: 8:42, in dirt
2nd mile: 8:53- trying to figure out if I started too fast or too slow???
3rd mile: 9:00 - some uphill
4th mile: 8:52, enjoying this race but also glad its ending soon!
5th mile: 8:36- horray for neg. splits! nice flat finish on top of the dam with GORGEOUS view of Sand Hollow Reservoir
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