Striders Winter Racing Circuit 5k

This morning marked the first of 5 runs in the Striders Winter Racing Circuit. The running circuit leads you to and prepares you for the Ogden Marathon. This circuit has a reputation of being pretty brutal because most of the runs are not flat. There are very challenging hills to climb and conquer. I am actually kind of excited to be doing this circuit just so I can say I survived!

Today was the 5k run and it started at the Dee Events Center in Ogden and took you up the hill into a neighborhood and back again. I did pretty good. I think I could have pushed myself harder and finished a little quicker but I am ok with my time. My dad is nursing an injury so he was a little nervous about how he would do and wanted to take it easy a bit, but he ended up doing just fine. Hopefully neither one of us gets a major injury. I worry about that. This is a lot of work and time and energy to have an injury sideline you. That would suck!

So here's to 1 down and 4 to go until the "big one" at the end!

**STATS**
Distance: 3.1

ME

Time: 28:39

Pace: 9:13/min/mile

TOM

Time: 29:46

Pace: 9:34/min/mile

Temperature: 36 degrees

Time of Day: 8:00 a.m.

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