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Short report for now. 2nd overall, 1st old man. Happy I bested time from 5 years ago but the legs couldnt hold the sub 2:40 pace. Started out with a pack of 7 at a good pace following 1 guy. A few fell off around 3 milesand the guy who said before the race he was shooting for 1:17/1:14 splits had to break for the bathroom. I made a move towards #1 and no one followed or couldn't keep pace. Kept within striking distance for a few miles then bathroom break came flying by and I knew he was the winner. Keep 1-2 in eye sight but they where pulling away slowly. Got the half in 1:19 something and was hoping to hold pace but the legs couldn't do it. By 18 I was down to 6:20s and fading fast. Slowed with each mile but kept pushing as well as I could to the end. Thankfully everyone else seemed to fade just as bad and I didn't get passed. Won't be coming back to this race I don't think. The out and back then out and back again is just way to tough mentally and the amount of people using the beach path are horrid. You just can't run a race while fighting hundreds of walker/joggers/bikers/dogs on a 5' wide path. Sadly the volunteers trying to hand out fluids weren't told to watch for those of us coming the other way and getting fluids was hit or miss at best. At worst I was forced to run through their outstretched arms as they tried to hand water to those coming the other way because i couldn't go around them. So, some frustrations with time and crowds but I'm still glad I gave it another shot. The course seemed to be .2 long according to everyone's watches to darn it.

6:07,6:06,6:06,6:12,5:48,6:05,5:58,5:55,6:06,5:58,6:02,6:12,6:04,6:13,6:16,6:12,6:15,6:25,6:29,6:30,6:40,6:38,6:38,6:47,6:45,6:48,6:29(2:32)

Landfill. The first half everything felt fine but on the way back the legs got kind of stiff and sore. Took it nice and easy.

Core afterwards.

Highland Park. Easy again. Still a little sore in the legs but not horrid.

Weights after.

City Wells. Pretty warm out for Feb. had a nice run. Legs are sore from the weights I think.

Landfill. Fun run today. They are working out by the landfill and I had to go down into the dried stream beds to get around the work. Reminded me of when I was young. I would do that all the time. Good times

CC Trail. 

Main/Millcreek. Nice run this morning. Super weather.

Landfill. Nice morning run. Starting to come around from the race I think.

City Wells. 

CC Trail. Hit it a little bit harder on the way back on the climbs.

Hell Hole/Power Station/end of trail. Pretty good run. Lots of people using the trail.

City Wells.

CC Trail/Gilbert Development. Pretty good run. Hit the last 5 harder.

Top of Millcreek. Snow was off the roads by the time I got out but it was still all over up above town. Fun run.

Fields/Fields Rd. 3 warm up, 4 tempo, 3 cool down. Felt good from the begining of the run so that helped get me positive for the tempo portion. The warm up and cool down both felt really good. Held together pretty well for the first speed type workout since the marathon. 6:01,6:03,5:49,6:01

Landfill.

CC Trail.

City Wells.

Ran with Logan and Steve around Wash/Fields then Logan and I extended around Foremaster and back along the mall to the store. Nice cool morning run.