So I went in to this race with the idea of running hard until I got tired, then ease it off and just cruise. I was planning on about a 1:30 time. I hadn't really had any good training over the past month or so and really I wasn't thinking this would be a good race, at least not a PR race. I was going to use this race as the kickoff for my St. George marathon training. Minutes before the race the race director turned on a song and the beat was perfect. It felt great. I talked with Matt Poulsen and a couple others and wished them good luck. the gun went off and I took off. The hill was nice and I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't pounding down the hill. I heard a few people pounding and thinking that they were going to be hurting by the end of the race. Going down the canyon was sweet. I loved running along the river and feeling so peaceful. I was running at a pretty good pace but was feeling good and not ever getting out of control. I knew at some point I would get tired but was ready for it and was ready to take it easy. That point was getting further and further out. As I came to the golf course and was running through there I could feel it coming. I had ran well so far and just kept going. After finally making it throught the golf course and up the final hill I was glad I was in the home stretch. I knew by now that I could easily PR unless something drastic happened. I was very happy with the result and am now excited for my training to kick off. It was a great mental boost.
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