They reported this race distance as 13.16 and sometimes I saw 13.2, but my watch reported 12.9 and my wife got 12.95. The mile markers started getting off from the very beginning at mile 1 and slowly got worse. It was a very nice course. Mostly on trails or quiet roads. The main trail come down out of a pretty canyon and then followed the river for a ways. It was well marked and lots of traffic control. The finishers metal was a cute little dog tag. Here are my splits: 7:37 8:01 8:13 7:54 7:59 8:45 9:37 8:10 9:01 9:40 8:33 8:16 .9 *8:37 (pace) I was pretty pleased with some of my splits coming in under 8. A little disappointed with a couple of miles that were in the high 9's. That's where I did a little walking at the water stations and had a hard time getting going again. Overall it was a fun race, with about 400 runners. After my last half, last fall, my only goal was to come in under 2 hours. We had a great time in St. George running and visiting friends. |