Jonny with these guys: Conrad, Jed, Jimmy, Chad, and a couple other Tooele dudes.
...and this many miles: 45.55
and this many feet of climbing: 11,473
moving time: 14:08:20
I was invited to join a group of cool dudes from Tooele on this adventure. I was just coming off a knee injury and got in shape just well enough to really enjoy this run. Snow on both rims, but toasty at the bottom. I'd love to do this any time again... it was such a blast!
Melody (23:54)
This was the first year any of us have run this famous local race! Gabe recently joined the high school track team (good cross-training for mountain biking), so we figured it would be a fun, festive one for he and I to run. Little did we know, back when we registered, that he'd be such a fast freshman on the team! We didn't anticipate him going to the invitationals, and has competed in every one so far, including the Tiger Trials today. So, no 5k for him. I was really looking forward to running through the gardens with Gabe! (Rather, several minutes behind him...) But I asked around a found a friend Amanda Isham who was happy to take his bib. It was a cloudy morning, but the rain held off during the race and the flowers were gorgeous. I ran close to a guy who was really taking it all in. He was vocally in awe of the beauty of the course, and even took a detour to
Note: If we run this one again, be sure to arrive at least 30 minutes early. And if there's already a pileup, park further out, then walk to the Gardens. There was a huge backup and many didn't make it to the start line on time, even though they delayed it by 20-30 minutes.
