Here we go again~

The good old Payson Days 10K run.  I actually have a little bit of centimental feelings toward this race because many years ago, it was the first 10K that I ran (thanks to Aly Dart).  However, back then the coarse was different and I did not have a good time (in either pace or experience).  I remember that by the end of the race, I really thought I might die and my family would have to come and recover me from off the side of the road.  However, today was great.  Tyler and I decided last minute to run and so our little cousin came over to sleep with the kids so that we could go.  I was a little concerned this morning when I woke up to the sound of rain (at 5:30am) and had actually somewhat convinced myself that I would not be running today. But, we decided to get up and drive over to see what happened closer to the start time and go from there.  The weather actually ended up to be, in my opinion, perfect.  It was a little chilly at first and during the race we actually even got a little rain to help keep me cool and energized.  I do not run well under heat (all the more reason I am worried about the SGM) so today worked in my favor I think.  I came in 2nd in my age group (which is a first in a LONG TIME, thanks to a smaller groud then some of the other races I have been too recently) and I actually felt really really good during the entire coarse.  My total time came in at 47:29 so I averaged a 7:38.  This was my fastest 10K to date so again, that made me feel pretty good.  But the highlight of my day was meeting some fellow bloggers (Hello out there Marion and Kelli) and partaking of what might have been the BEST banana chocolate chip pancakes smothered in buttermilk syrup, YUMMY, after the race!!! That was very very nice of you Marion, Thank you!!!  I look forward to the next few weeks of training in preperation for the SGM, I am really really hoping to qualify for Boston, I need to both physically and mentally train over these next few weeks.      It was a great race and a great start to a new week!!