Wildbull called me a couple nights ago and asked if I wanted to run in the inaugural Expedition St. George Relay. I told him I haven't done much with speed work all year but I was willing to do it. Dave, Wildbull, James, Hayden Hawks, and me were on the St. George
Running Center team. I thought we should have been called "The
Wildbillies" but it wasn't meant to happen. The race started at the St. George Leisure Arts Center and ran all over town. I had the first leg and decided to get into the holiday spirit. I wore a long, blonde wig with a Santa wig for my leg. (Check Bill's Facebook page for pictures. I am sure he will have them up!) It was about 4.5 miles and extra chilly early this morning. I started at the Leisure Arts Building and then ran up to the pond over by the softball diamond on Snow Canyon Parkway.
The leg went well and I did a cool down before I hoped in the car. I ended up running a couple extra miles in between everyone's legs just to stay loose. My second leg was about 5.2 miles ant started at Toyo tire and went over on the DC trail into St. James Place. It was along the river so it was cold. I pushed the pace and felt pretty good finishing. It was really fun hanging out with the guys and just enjoying each other. It was nice seeing Hayden and see how well he is running. The legs felt great doing a little bit of speed. I had to cut out before the finish because I had to attend my little sister's cheerleading competition. Yeah! We ended up taking first place with a time of 4 hours 48 minutes. I had a blast. This was a nice finish to the week. I felt great considering I didn't get out in the mornings. It was just way to cold. I know I have only lived in St. George one year but my body not ready for the "cold" weather down here. I just need to bundle up more. Happy to hit 70+ miles for the week again.
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