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Oh Jon- I am sorry that this race did not go as you had planned/hoped/expected :( The one great thing about a crappy race is that we learn a lot from them :)

Who cares anyway - YOU ARE GETTING MARRIED :D

Marion, you crack me up.

I'M GETTING MARRIED!!!! YAHOO!

I did not know Kelly was there! Shoot, I would have left my station at mile 13 and come to say hi to her.

Jon, you need more sleep, I agree on that one. But, this was a tough race with the heat. I think it slowed everyone down. That was a faster time than last year and a PR, though, right????

You and Kelly should come down for the Onion DAys 5k/10k Labor day and we can turn our breakfast party into an engagement party :) You know you want more syrup!!! :)

Do you realize that you got "Chicked" by Teena? OUCH!(plenty of guys did I'm sure, don't feel too bad)

You've had 2 Saturdays in a row with big mileage dude! If you were targeting this as the "main" race then you would've eased up a bit, which you didn't.

This should help get you even more ready for TOU.

Hang in there bro!

Kelli - Yeah, she was there for the last couple miles, then they (her and her friend Wendy) took off to complete their ride.

I do need more sleep, but that is a poor excuse.

I am not going to count it as a PR, technically it is, BUT being aided and Painters was not, and Painters was less than 50 seconds slower. So, I'm punishing myself. :-)

Marion - I most likely will be there. I need to make sure what the family is doing and then register. Will be fun, and the syrup is a BIG big draw.

Jeff - YES, I realize I got chicked by Teena. UGH! When she passed me, I didn't know it was her, but I saw Walter and hollered at him, I could tell he wasn't sure who I was (I've only met him once) so I told him "jona from the blog" and Teena heard that and she sped up!!!!

I didn't know I was running this race until Friday about 5pm. So, no I didn't do any kind of prep for it (i.e. ease off the miles in anyway).

I'll be doing St George, so no TOU for me. That gives me a couple extra weeks to get my sorry excuse for legs ready for the marathon. :-)

I can not believe someone pointed that out to you, how rude!!!! (Totally kidding, I pointed it out in person!)

I love that! "jona from the blog" and Teena heard that and she sped up!!!! That is good stuff...hmmmmm, she's not competitive at all is she?

That's right, for some reason I thought it was TOU. Glad it's St. George.

You can exact a little revenge! :-)

Mental training is just as hard as physical. But it come with experience. This race was tough because of the late start and hot day. Get back on the horse and take this experience and use it in a positive way for the next one. That is what i am doing.

The burning was probably a bit of dehydration, I know I was and could really feel it in the end.

The fact that you didn't DNF and that you ran a faster last mile are two positives and signs of mental toughness. While this is a fast course, it can thrash your legs and make them jello by the last three. You can build strength in your quads by doing up and down training runs in one of beautiful canyons we have. And Marion's right on two counts, come down for Onion Days, and you are getting married! Congrats :)

Sounds like a hard day physically and emotionally. Take the advice of those that know best and learn from what did or did not work for you and regroup for St. George.

Kelli - Yeah, another can have some fun with you now. I'm waiting for Teena to let me know it. I'll bet she is waiting for an in person jab as well. :-)

Jeff - I am going to have to change some things before I can hope to get some revenge on Teena or Kelli at SG. They are fast.

Josse - You are already mentally tough. I can't believe the times you can put up, seemingly at will. Awesome girl. Oh, and I think you may be onto something with the dehydration. I've been feeling really yuck for the last week or so. So there is a change I will make NOW. (actually Monday I started) I don't know that it will for sure help, but I have stopped drinking soda (until after SG). And increasing the water intake. Hopefully if it was dehydration, I can avoid that with SG.

Michelle - Thanks for the congrats, I'll be coming down to Payson. I am trying to talk Kelly into running one of the races.

Up/Down in the canyons is one of my regular routes. I'm going to be more serious about weight training. I feel like my quads are WIMPY now that Hobble Creek has taught me a lesson or 3.

If Kelly does not want to run, I am trying to talk DAvid into banditing on a bike :) They can mock us into running faster :) Be sure to bring the kids if you can drag them out of bed :) I think my 15 year old is going to run it :)

Jon, I really think you will have me this year in St George!!

OH, and you beat me in Payson last year and I am sure you will beat me again!

Marion, Kelly doesn't think she can post a respectable time with all my blog friends being there. So, the bike option will probably happen. She likes riding the crazy runners in. :-)

Kelli, Yeah, I can beat you every race your injured or standing on the sidelines. :-) Your toooo fast kid.

Jon!!! What did I tell you about Teena? No mercy from that girl, I tell ya!

K, looks like you know what you need to do for SGM. You are tough, you just don't know it.

Oh, I can't believe you drink soda.

Now, I will have to come to Marion's just for your engagement party! I'm so excited!

Smooth, yes, I AM a soda-holic! But haven't had an oz since Sunday eve. :-(

You ran this race on spur of a moment??? You're so stinkin' diehard!!

Kelly is AWESOME btw. You are a lucky man! :)

You will kick trash at SGM ... watch!

Jon- you forget that I am running :) Her time will ROCK next to mine :)

I will be walk/running the thing, so I will be heading up the rear. Check the pride at the starting line :)

Teena - Your throwing me crumbs. I'll take them, but you are the one that kicks trash.

Marion - She hasn't strapped on her running shoes in almost 2 months. I'll encourage her, but I know she will be happy to be on her bike, seeing us all to the finish line. :-)

Michelle, serious? That will be cool. Maybe Kelly will walk it with you. Are you speed walking?

Way serious :)

I do try to walk fast when I am walking, but she can probably keep pace if she does some walking. I'd be fine walking 13:30-14:30 pace, but can now break 13 if I am pushing. If she bikes it, she'd be able to do the course three times in the time it'll take me to run walk it once (I will run 1-3 miles of it).

water good soda bad:) good boy I think you will notice a difference.

Michelle - Kelly said she will just ride her bike around the course a couple times. I hope have success with the walk/run.

Josse - Today (Wed) is day 3. So far so good. I usually stop soda before now in previous trainings. I was kinda talked into the thought that it doesn't make a difference, but I am back on the band wagon of it DOES make a difference. I won't have another drink until I am sitting at the post marathon dinner table. :-) What time are you shooting for at SG?

I love soda, and I agree it makes a difference to get off of it. Perhaps its just that you start to crave water again. Perhaps its because it helps you get the sleep you need. Perhaps its the psychological boost, that you are sacrificing alot for the sport, so by giving up soda it also helps you to give up the ice cream (or take a single scoop instead of a double, or perhaps go to subzero where they have ff yogurt option, ok can you tell I am blogging hungry?). Not sure what it is, but I think it helps me.

Make sure to tell Kelly to look for me walking and give me a cheer!

Michelle - What ever you do, DON'T go to the store in your condition. Eat something before you go, or you will be buying all the wrong stuff. :-)

I think we've all had a little bit of experience with that :) "Oh, I think we really need a gallon of rocky road, and some digiorno's, and it's high time we get some cookie dough, we should have some whipping cream in the fridge just in case, and rib's aren't so bad for you. . ."

Ribs, YUM!

And don't forget the Swedish Fish and cinnamon bears, oh, and maybe a Milky Way!!!

Thanks for reminding me Kelli, I have Swedish fish in my drawer, RIGHT next to me! YUM. :-)

I am half tempted to forget the watch and goal time and just run how I feel. But I don't know if I can do that (I love knowing my splits). I think with my training thus far and if all goes well in the following week I could pull off a 3:10-3:15.

Josse - Wow. That is awesome. I was wanting 3:15-3:20, but after Hobble I am questioning my training/fitness level. Well, I will do the best I can, and if I don't get that this time I will try again. :-) You'll get your 3:10.