A.M. - I was out the door by 5 this morning to get my run in before Lindsay (wife) needed to leave the house for her race. Beautiful morning, again. Leaves all over the roads. Venus shining brightly in the east. This morning was a little warmer than the last few. A little breezy too. Wore arm warmers, but didn't need them. Did my standard 12-mile route; Little Cottowood Rd/Wasatch triangle, normal direction. This is my longest run since SGM. About 9, the kids and I headed down to the SoJo finish line. Saw the half winner (I didn't recognize him) come in around ~1:18. Met up with my buddy Scott and we saw our wives finish within seconds of each other in ~1:48 (5th (Lindsay) and 6th (Heather) places in their division). I think there were three marathon finishers under 3 hours. The winner, who I didn't recognize, came in around ~2:48. Very good race for Lindsay considering she had a kid just 5 months ago and this is her first race since '05. She felt good most of the way and was pleased with her result. It'll serve as a good confidence booster for her to get back into doing races. She'll no doubt have faster times as she does more races over the next year. |