This was the same course that I ran on a couple of weeks ago for the Corporate Challenge so I knew it would be long. After a week at Disneyland and very little running and eating like crap I didn't expect much today. Warmed up for a mile before the race and wasn't feeling real great. Legs and body was feeling a bit fatigued and it was getting hotter by the minute. Conditions for the race were warm and breezy with a steady head wind for about a mile of the course. Finished just under a minute slower than my time in the Corp Challenge and was a little disappointed with my effort. Just seemed to run out of gas the last mile and had no one in reach to catch at any point in the race so I kinda ran on my own, which is tough. The best I could do was hold off a guy who was trying to catch me.....succeeded. Should be going into a three week taper for Ogden but I have nothing to taper from. Will probably try to build back up over the next two weeks to around 45-50 miles and then do a one week mini taper before Ogden. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Still suffering from a little arch pain but nothing I haven't been able to ease with ice and ibuprofin. | 