Bumbed I couldn't run the freedom run 15k, but there was a local 5k in Blanding, so we did that, instead. Warmed up a mile which was the start and finish of the course with Ruby. Didn't know where I was because I hadn't raced since state, and had only done one tempo run. I knew Skye was running, and hoped to stay with her. When we started, she was with a pack of san juan boys and I was a ways behind. 2 guys were way ahead. There was quite a bit of uphill, but it seemed to be where I got closer. The pack spread out, and I picked off a few guys catching skye at 1.5. Stuck with her until 2.5. I hope I wasn't intimidating, but ended up speeding up the last half mile, catching the guy in 3rd. Finishing was painful, and I surprisingly didn't get passed. I was mentally not up to race and struggled at the start. Don't know how, but just pushed through. My foot was only a little achy, but no sharp pains, yay! Talked to skye, and we did a mile cool down together. Glad to fingure out where I am right now. The race was really fun and well organized. Happy to do something this fourth of july.
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