A goal was sub 1:10, A+ goal was sub 1:09. I didn't have a specific time goal but I thought those would be good performances. Stayed over at a friends in Orem and didn't get to bed until 11:30. Warmed up two. The race started with the gun shot before they had us advance to the start. So maybe 4-5 seconds behind the start. Strange. Splits: Mile Pace Drop Comment 1 5:00.8 174 good - maybe working too hard 2 5:18.9 118 3 5:18.2 70 4 5:08.9 185 laboring too much 5 5:02.6 271 have to force pace; tough to dip under 5 6 5:02.3 298 can't get any speed out of my legs 7 5:15.3 146 right quad starts pooping out 8 5:27.9 198 falling off pace; Walter has separated himself by 45 seconds maybe 9 5:47.8 86 parkway, forcing pace 10 5:50.2 80 11 5:55.3 55 Walter jumps out of the bathroom; I tell him I'm cooked; Scott helps for a bit 12 5:47.4 121 Trying to get in the 1:10s 13 6:07.6 24 Legs are done 14 :27.9 5:24 My watch said 1:11:31 but official time was 1:11:50. Elevation drop of over 1700 feet. Last bit was .08 or .09; all of the mile markers were slightly off. I never felt great during the race and my quads were already blown by mile 7. Suffered through the latter half with a little boost from Scott Keate right after the hill in mile 11. He got my pace up a bit but I let up again after he dropped off. Thanks Scott. Great weather and perhaps a mild tailwind down the canyon so good conditions. Congrats to Matt on a great time running solo and Walter for holding up reasonably well through the last 5. More than a three minute downhill PR from last year's DesNews. Not satisfied but sometimes I want to bite off more than I can chew. This is the fastest I've run a 10k on up so my legs need some acclimation. I think the best I could've done today was about 1:10 flat. Won a pair of Altras for 3rd place. Used all my UtahRunning.com gear and it worked well though my left foot got hot on the downhill and I picked up three blisters; one big one. | 