Race notes:
Primary goals for the day were: BRONZE) beat last year's time, SILVER) average under 7:00/mile pace, GOLD) run Sub-3 hours. The Gold medal possibilities started to slip away after mile 17. The Silver after about 21. And the Bronze, somewhere around mile 24.5...
I gave it a good attempt and left everything out there on the course. Better pacing would likely have yielded at least a PR time, but I feel pretty good about how I ran thru the first 21 miles. Just ran out of energy. From that point on i was just trying to slow the bleeding... at least i didn't completely slam into the wall like i had done at Ogden.
Took Gu's at 3, 7, 11, 15 and 19. (I don't like carrying that many! Hard to stomach all those but it was probably the right number for me.)
Should have grabbed a second cup at some water stations. (Felt very thirsty at the end.) After depriving myself for a month, that Diet Coke in the finishing area tasted excellent.
Even with a slower time than last year, overall placing was higher. Maybe the extra heat affected a lot of peoples finish times...
| Mile |
Split |
Cumulative Time |
Projected Finish Time |
| 1 |
0:07:07 |
0:07:07 |
3:06:27 |
| 2 |
0:06:54 |
0:14:01 |
3:03:37 |
| 3 |
0:06:54 |
0:20:55 |
3:02:40 |
| 4 |
0:06:43 |
0:27:38 |
3:01:00 |
| 5 |
0:06:47 |
0:34:25 |
3:00:21 |
| 6 |
0:06:38 |
0:41:03 |
2:59:15 |
| 7 |
0:06:39 |
0:47:42 |
2:58:32 |
| 8 |
0:07:30 |
0:55:12 |
3:00:47 |
| 9 |
0:07:08 |
1:02:20 |
3:01:28 |
| 10 |
0:07:12 |
1:09:32 |
3:02:11 |
| 11 |
0:07:20 |
1:16:52 |
3:03:05 |
| 12 |
0:06:59 |
1:23:51 |
3:03:04 |
| 13 |
0:06:45 |
1:30:36 |
3:02:36 |
| 14 |
0:06:50 |
1:37:26 |
3:02:20 |
| 15 |
0:06:37 |
1:44:03 |
3:01:44 |
| 16 |
0:06:47 |
1:50:50 |
3:01:29 |
| 17 |
0:06:49 |
1:57:39 |
3:01:19 |
| 18 |
0:07:06 |
2:04:45 |
3:01:35 |
| 19 |
0:07:24 |
2:12:09 |
3:02:14 |
| 20 |
0:07:12 |
2:19:21 |
3:02:33 |
| 21 |
0:07:04 |
2:26:25 |
3:02:40 |
| 22 |
0:07:31 |
2:33:56 |
3:03:19 |
| 23 |
0:07:40 |
2:41:36 |
3:04:05 |
| 24 |
0:07:48 |
2:49:24 |
3:04:56 |
| 25 |
0:08:00 |
2:57:24 |
3:05:55 |
| 26 |
0:08:22 |
3:05:46 |
3:07:12 |
| 26.2 |
0:01:55 |
3:07:40 |
3:07:40 |
This was a good race. I still think i have some room for improvement for the next time. Can't wait to do it again next year. | 
