May 5th

(Nick) My alarm went off at 5:45 and I really didn't want to get out of bed. I looked outside and it looked windy and that made getting out of bed even harder. But with with only a couple weeks of training left I figured I better make the best of my time and dragged myself out of bed and into the car and headed towards RRRC.

Got there at 6:20 and Brent was the only one there so far. He mentioned today was gonna be rough, Jason, Jeff and Colin were coming today. The three of them all placed within the top 25 for the las Vegas 5k last year.

Started out great feeling really strong, even set the pace for much of the first half. Somewhere around the 6 mile mark I noticed I was getting tired. Jason mentioned that I was doing really well today and that boosted my confidence up and I was able to hold on a little longer than usual. Brent and Jeff dropped out around 7 and for the first time ever I was in the lead pack. Held on for 8.85 before I had to stop and slow it down for the remainder. Had a good time and feel really good after this run.

(Vanessa)- ran at dusk. It's my favorite part of the day, also when I seem to have the most energy. Today it paid off- as I finally beat my 5k. Felt pretty good. This course leaves me about 2 miles from my house at the end of my 5k course and usually that kills me but tonight i still had the energy to do a little speed work on the way home.