This morning I had to get up early to make the drive to Springville. I laid everything out, so getting ready went smoothly. The key for me is going to bed early. Even at 8pm if I have too. Today I decided to run with my Half Fanatic gear, so I was all decked out in my HF singlet, visor and my new blue sparkle skirt. This course is run in Hobble Creek Canyon. It is mostly downhill and very beautiful. The last couple of miles are laid out through the city streets of Springville.
Last night Jan and I both drove down to Springville to the packet pickup at Trapnell Orthodontics. First Jan drove me by the start line so I would be familiar with where to go in the morning. Then off to the pick up my shirt and race number, 1377. As we were taking a moment to look at the vendor booths I spotted Andy Flowers who we'd met at the Bed & Breakfast we stayed at in Gunnison. Christy and Andy were both running the half. It was nice to see them. After that we headed to Orem to pick up Karlie and take her out to dinner.
The buses began loading promptly at 4:30am. Got a good parking spot in the area by the finish line and rode on the second bus. The bus ride up the canyon went well and when we got to the top the bus had to do a three point turn the because the waiting area was so small. They had music, porta-potties, not too much to do while we waited for 6:30am to roll around.
The race started about 5 minutes late, not bad. Off and running down the canyon. It didn't take long for the crowd to thin out and I was running mostly by myself. I was running 2:1.
I ended up taking it easy, just didn't seem to have any fast power for this run. I really enjoyed the scenery and the run. This is a race I would do again. It was fun to see Stacey out doing some advertising massage for her business Muscle Works.
Here are the stats for me and friends I saw at the race. Some took home age group placement medals:
| 1377 | Marsha | Monson | Riverton | UT | 56 | F 55-59 | F | 2:49:56 | 2:50:46 | 12:58/M | 697 | 421 | 10 |
| 1010 | Diane | Teece | SLC | UT | 72 | F 70-74 | F | 2:51:32 | 2:52:23 | 13:06/M | 702 | 425 | 1 |
| 1592 | Andy | Flowers | Ogden | UT | 61 | M 60-64 | M | 2:45:40 | 2:46:48 | 12:39/M | 688 | 275 | 6 |
| 1591 | Christy | Flowers | Ogden | UT | 66 | F 65-69 | F | 2:29:58 | 2:30:39 | 11:27/M | 645 | 383 | 3 |
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