Believe to Achieve

1 mile warmu up with Rachelle on the dirt trail.  1:35 Pacer for Timp Half.  Excited to take it easy and cheer my followers on.  I will write the course variation splits I was supposed to do in parenthesis based off the elevation changes per pace band next to actual splits ran--  I was right on the first couple miles then well I didn't have my garmin in mile split mode so I tried to guess my pace-- a little off.  Every mile felt VERY EASY.   7:02 (7:02) , 7:18 (7:19), 6:52 (7:19),  7:01 (7:08), 6:42 (6:53), 6:51 (6:57), 6:59 (7:08), 7:07 (7:15),  7:39 (7:32),  7:41 (7:19), 7:32 (7:19), 7:46 (7:31), 7:26 (7:22),    0.1  @ 7:17 pace.   I walked through the last two water stations to slow time down :D.    NOTES-- this was so easy and fun!!    I told all my followers that this wasn't a negative split course by course elevation drop so I was running faster at the beginning.  There were times I had to mentally slow myself down.  My friend Scott Mumford teased me that I was running 7mm AP at mile 8.  I told him "just don't let me pass you" and of course "don't worry I am slowing down to get the pace right on".  My followers were okay with my method and the fact that when I slow down then those trying for 1:35 can feel even better about themselves when they speed up and pass me since I slowed to the 7:30s ( it would seem that they are flying!)!! :D.  I had tons of energy and cheered for everyone to book it the last miles when they passed and cheered those with me.  I had a blast.  I tried to sing but everyone had ipods on-- except one nice fellow that stuck with me the whole way.  He is from Las Vegas.  Fun hearing his running stories and another young fellow (unfortunately he fell back at mile 8) that is 19.  He was very chatty so we had some good conversations.   I was only bummed about my ankle and sciatic nerve pain.  I could have in no way raced this without permanent damage.  I see my podiatrist on Monday.  I am so done with my left leg.   My heart LOVED this run!!  I was inspired by one lady about to turn 50 running a PR by over 8 minutes!!!  Seriously looking great while running too!!  : D.  I met her and stayed with her until the finish at mile 12.   Stayed about 15 minutes after the race, then took right off  and  drove to Orem  and watched my daughters soccer game that put her in to the finals.  (They won the tournament later that day  :D), then worked from 10am to 6:30pm.  My coworker was kind enough to fill in for me while I ran and then watched the game :D.