Boys Chase Girls Half Marathon Results

The inaugural Boys Chase Girls Half Marathon was my only pacing assignment this year with the American Flyers. This course starts at the bottom of a very big hill. Be aware--it's a bum kicker! Even with pacing a super leisurely 2:10, as I was trucking up that first mile, I thought, "What did I get myself into?!" But once you conquer the first 2-3 miles, the course opens up to a gradual downhill with beautiful views of the Snowbasin area. It's well worth the climb!

Still climbing. Almost there!

Coasting on the downhill!

Flyers enjoying the post-race celebration

This was definitely a bittersweet race. I'm always incredibly thankful for the opportunity to pace, but the one thing I knew I'd miss most about our move was leaving my running/pacing friends, and sure enough, I miss every single one of them. I have a few Utah races on my upcoming schedule, which will allow me to get together with these awesome folks again, but it still miss my buddies...especially when I'm pounding out solo long runs. :)

Salt Lake City Marathon Results

I struggled with the idea of running SLC for weeks before the event. I had been dealing with some high hamstring issues for months, which caused me log quite a few less-than-stellar runs. With our upcoming move to California, I knew this would be my last time at this event so I really didn't want to skip it. I thought about switching to the half, but what's the fun in that? :) So I stuck with the marathon distance, and just aimed to have fun.

Every year I've ran SLC, the course has changed, and it happened yet again this year. Though I loved the finish at Gateway, the addition of Memory Grove made this year's course my favorite option. It's still not an easy run by any stretch of the imagination, but it's more scenic than in the past.

I took the run nice and easy, taking breaks to stretch out my hamstring along the way, and came in at 4:50.