I was on target for my 1:45ish finish until I had a breakdown in the last 2 miles. This was on par with my distance training since there was very little and 11 was the longest. That was exactly where I started to lose it in the race today. My legs just went to jello at the end there, and in hindsight it was predictable. I ate my gel around the 6 mile mark I believe, that went down fine with a small bit of water. A couple miles later I took a drink of gatorade. That was all I ate/drank during the race and seemed to work ok for this distance. Miles were 7:35,7:43,7:24(down the hill),8:03,8:02,8:07(gel/water),7:56,8:00,8:06,8:10,8:26(eroding),8:45(rocks falling),10:03(landslide/up the hill), :49

Have more organized training with adequate long runs. I also took off a little too hot in my first few miles. I dont think the fast start was what did me in.

Met up with Misty and Tymber after the race and sat in the grass for a little bit. Changed into warm clothes and ate a few donuts. Walked around looking for the dog park for Tymber but decided it must be too far away.


lack of training and specifically distance training at pace


Basic no frills race, budget entry with budget food, aid station had gatorade and water only, post race food was donut halves, oranges, and bananas. This was my first trip to Pueblo. We didnt actually go into the town, wherever it may be, but it doesn't appear there is a whole lot there. The scenery was ok, the course followed a river so that was nice. Seems like the scenery would be better if there were leaves on the trees(different time of year). But all in all it was worth the trip down and even though I didnt hit my goal I had a good time. I'll use this as my first distance day in my training for the 24 Hrs. of Moab in March. PR'd here by 2 minutes so I guess that's nothing to complain about, but with only 2 stand alone half mary's on my resume its not surprising.