I don't have all the final age division results but I feel really good about what I did today. This is going to be the funniest race report ever. So first off, this race is very beautiful and scenic but very disorganized. I got to the buses at 4:35 with Julie and her cute friend Robyn. We were on the first bus that went up. So, the bus driver looks like a total hessian. He's rocking out while driving the bus. He takes us up to far up South fork. He get's to a closed off point and we end up having to do a 20 point reverse to turn the bus around. Everybody was like what the 'eff' is going on? Ha! We had to sit near bull horn man (a man that talks way to loud) and he pretty much narrated everything for us. I am a very silly and sarcastic girl so I was making everyone around us laugh. I had commentary out the yang about everything that was going wrong. Finally we get there and we jump off the bus and wave bu-bye to the hessian driver. Immediately we have to pee. So we ducked into the bushes and had a good laugh. Out we came and we stretched a bit and talked and laughed. Then a bus came hauling out of nowhere and runs over one of the barriers. haha! It was like they hired some semi mentally challenged bus drivers! We walk around a bit and then we are told to go down to the road- that the race start would be there. So we do, and of course, disorganization! There is no race start and people are headed clear down the road looking for something that isn't even set up.ha ha! At one point we see Sasha Pachev (founder of the FRB) he's gloriously running up and down the road looking for the start line. He goes down the road, comes back up and says "its way back up this way, move back up". Some guy off to the side says about Sasha "that guy is prancing up and down the road like a kid on Christmas" hahahaha! Sorry Sasha- we know you rocked the race but you were a bit funny in the beginning! Then there was another bus mishap.....again! This time, a HUGE white bus tried to run Julie, Robyn and I over. It backed us into the barbed fence and it came within inches of our feet! I being the little brat I am, picked up my foot and gave the bus a good kick on the panels on it's way out. I don't know why, but it was funny. Us girls laughed so hard. I was fixing my gear and I saw MichelleL and we chatted. After this us girls started up a hammer gel, I had a rough time. I want to throw up so bad taking this stuff lately.
The chip carpet 'team' finally show up and it's race time! Since Julie and Robyn are very short (5'3 5'4) we were discussing height. I turn to them and out from my mouth comes "you guys are short". But what I didn't realize at that moment was that there were two, very short, bald men in front of me that were like 5'5 5'4. They both turned around and stared at me like I had insulted them. I wasn't even talking to them. A very tall red headed and bearded man behind me busted out laughing which caused me to start laughing, which caused some ripple laughter from many others. ha ha! nothing like a good laugh before the race. And it was cold people! We grew leg hair before the race even started. Race starts and away I flew! I'm not going to drag this out to much. Splits: 6:17 6:13 6:18 6:04 6:39 6:26 7:11 7:13 6:38 6:48 7:05 7:13 7:18 1:02 total time 1:29:04 according to my Garmin. The hill at mile 6.50 was a killer. I need to work on hills because I got picked off a couple times on it. Taking mental note now.....work on hills Lily.
I had very little drink and no hammer gel after the race started. So I did this race mostly without any aid. I never thought I could do that. I am so glad I have stepped out of my shell the last year and done tons of speed work. It is paying off and I really feel that the best is still yet to come. Sometimes I kind of feel like the world is at my doorstep. I did hit a bit of a wall around mile 11 and 12. I had some leg cramps that were kind of rough, but I just keep pushing and the goal was not to fall below a 7:15 which I pretty much stuck too. Maybe this is cheesy, but when I got down to the finish line I teared up because I exceeded my goal by 6 minutes. I wanted to do a 1:35 or under and I did. I was so happy. I did cry, and I know, I'm a baby. After wards I got to talk to Walter who is an FRB'er and he is so cool. He is a super star! He runs so well. He was so nice and sweet. He said I was pushing him and a couple other men in the first half of the race. :) (big smile, cuz that's how this girl rolls!) So, no complaints..... now about PRing a 5k next Saturday? I know I can do it. I need to do this!
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