On Labor Day we ran in the Saguaro National Park 8 miler. We hadn't planned on doing it, but Friday Amy decided she wanted to run. I naturally joined in. Amy has run the race twice, but I had never run it before. All I knew about it was that there is a long hill. No big deal. I run hills all the time. Right?
The weather was nice, but a little humid since it rained the night before. The course is mostly downhill for the first 3.46 miles. Then you get to the hill. Fortunately it only lasts until mile 5.1, and never really lets up.
The hill is gnarly. I had to dig deep to continue running. After the hill I ended up running with a guy who had just run the Pikes Peak half marathon. While I was doing this Amy passed me. I thought "cool, Amy will finish before me." When it came down to it my ego just wouldn't take being beat by my wife. I shifted gears, ignored the ridiculous pain that comes from running two minutes per mile faster than what I normally average, and passed her in the last mile. Now you know the truth.
On Labor Day we ran in the Saguaro National Park 8 miler. We hadn't planned on doing it, but Friday Amy decided she wanted to run. I naturally joined in. Amy has run the race twice, but I had never run it before. All I knew about it was that there is a long hill. No big deal. I run hills all the time. Right?
The weather was nice, but a little humid since it rained the night before. The course is mostly downhill for the first 3.46 miles. Then you get to the hill. Fortunately it only lasts until mile 5.1, and never really lets up.
The hill is gnarly. I had to dig deep to continue running. After the hill I ended up running with a guy who had just run the Pikes Peak half marathon. While I was doing this Amy passed me. I thought "cool, Amy will finish before me." When it came down to it my ego just wouldn't take being beat by my wife. I shifted gears, ignored the ridiculous pain that comes from running two minutes per mile faster than what I normally average, and passed her in the last mile. Now you know the truth.
