Earlier this week I had planned on running in the morning before the race, it started at 3:00PM. But after having trouble Thursday I figured I better take it a bit easier. So I met up with my running friend at the buses, she was already worried about the heat. The first 1/8 mile of the race is going up a hill and is was a very quick transition from the parking lot to a single track trail, so it was difficult trying to get around people that were going slower then I wanted. The path widened a bit and I was able to get around quite a few people... this was were I lost my running friend. The next area was the rolling trails of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. It was wonderful! I love this trail and to be doing it in a race was extra fun! There was a aid station at the trail head parking lot. Then we had to run through a neighborhood for a few blocks, then we ran the birdsong trail. This is a newer tail that I have not ran on as often but I have in the past few months, because it's at the top of the parkway, so sometimes when I run there and want to add a few more miles I have ran this trail. The trail ends up at the top of the parkway and the last part of the race is the same as the Ogden marathon. As I came out on to the road I was really struggling, the heat was starting to get to me. I finished feeling pretty good. The hip did OK and I'm pretty happy all in all with the day. I didn't get home til later... We had dinner down town and walked around the festivities. Then I had to come home and help get my daughter ready for the homecoming dance. A pretty busy day. Tomorrow all the kids will come over for a joint birthday party (Husbands was the 19th, oldest son's today and oldest grandaughter's is Monday) another busy lovely day :) Laps: 11:49( trying to get around the people and hills) 8:45, 8:15, 8:39, 8:32, 9:00, 8:53 started to struggle at the end. I don't think I have run the trails that fast before :)
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