10.15 miles easy in South Ogden with Ben and Moss, avg pace 7:17/ mile. Countdown to 2017: 2nd best moment of 2016, St George Marathon. I debated all week as to put this at the top moment or the second spot. I'll save the analysis for tomorrow for why this landed second. But man what a race StG was! I love this event, absolutely love it. People who've never run it can rag on the downhill all the want and hate on it, but anyone that has run it knows this is a special race. Is the course fast? Absolutely. But the competition is as high as you can get without leaving the state, and that's part of the fun. This race has been in my life as long as I can remember. My parents ran this race almost every year when I was growing up. I have fond memories of those family trips to St George. This race has sentimental value to my family, and for that reason winning it meant the world to me and was always on my bucket list of running accomplishments I wanted to one day achieve. I'll never forget this day and to run as fast as I did was really fun. |