Was in Utah for the Memorial Day holiday, so I looked up this race. It was in the same town we were staying at and it was free (+ a donation if you are so inclined. I was), so Paige and I signed up. I'd only been running a week since the crash, so I wasn't sure how well I would do. I started out pretty fast, and held a decent pace until the hills started. It was a steady climb from about mile 1.5 to 4. At the top of the hill I ran past the old neighborhood and my kids and some of their cousins were on the corner cheering me on. A few hand-slaps and then a downhill, a short uphill, cut through the cemetery and back down to the finish line. The last couple of miles were merged with the last bunch of 5kers, so there was a bit of weaving through the crowd to pass people. After the finish line I jogged to the car to get my phone and ran back up the course to find Paige. I snapped a few photos and ran the last mile or so with her. It was a nice little race through the old neighborhoods and good chance to get out and push myself. Then a 6-hour drive home.
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