We traveled out to Utah for a family vacation this year. We were able to make it coincide with the Pioneer Days race, so my dad and I ran the 10K and my mom ran the 5K. To make things as challenging as possible (’cause you know altitude and a wicked hill weren’t enough), we walked up the 1.5 mile trail to Timpanogos Cave the day before.
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| Feeling good before the race |
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Long story short, I was breathing hard from the first step, I thought my heart was going to explode *walking* up the big hill, and my legs ran out of energy completely at mile 4. I truly was thrilled to even finish. The below pictures tell the story pretty well, LOL.
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| “This hill sucks, but I can give you a smile.” |
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| “Can’t you walk any faster than that?” |
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| “Halfway, heading downhill, woohoo!” |
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| “I’m pretty sure I’m gonna pass out or puke” |
This was a beautiful race and was extremely well organized. Unfortunately, the altitude and the hill at the beginning nearly killed me. 1:04:36 (which I think was a PW).
Hey you look fine. Lately when I have been running in your neck of the woods I'm surprised other runners aren't calling 911 to save me. How do you stand this humidity? And everyone keeps telling me it is better than usual!
Love the pic of you cruising downhill! Congrats on crossing out another state!
ha, I love these pics!
Looks like you finished strong! Nice work!
Hopefully it was at least cooler in Utah? Nice work crossing off another state!
I'm sorry, but the pic of your Dad looking back for you is priceless!! Way to push through!