Picked up Scott in Veyo and had a nice chat up to the start of the race. Did a 3/4 mile warm up to get the body moving before the start. I was figuring Ryan would take right off and I wouldnt see him for the rest of the race but we ended up running together until the turn around at 7.5. I kept telling Ryan it was going to be a tough one going back because we just kept going down hill after hill. At the turn around I had trouble getting my gu out of that little pocket inside the shorts so I walked while I got the squared away and then grabed a water and washed it down. Pretty much just followed Ryan back up all the hills. I took the lead for a while but I was so tired that I had to stop and walk for a few steps to get myself together and Ryan passed and stayed ahead for the rest of the run. At one point I was thinking how slow it felt like I was going and couldnt figure out why Ryan didnt just blow on by and take a big lead and then he says "I cant believe how slow we are going." If I would have had the energy I would have laughed for quite a while. My gamin ran out of space and I got messing with it and stopped the time so I lost a 1/2 mile during mile 11 so no acurate splits from there on out. Thats ok they arent really worth putting down. This was one tough little race but Im glad I did it and also that I didnt miss a day running this week. In the past Ive always taken training easy before races but Im trying to focus on the larger goal of a good time at STG so I didnt cut back. (ok fridays run was short but Im getting better) | 