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Finally decided to go running for the first time while being in Washington. I was really anxious to see how sea level affects my running. I planning on just going for a couple of easy miles, but when I started running, my pace was way faster than how it felt. I wasn't trying to push and get a workout, but I just made sure my pace was under 6 minutes the whole way. Finished the 4 miles in 5:55 pace, and I felt great. Running at sea level is awesome. I hope I get to do it more in the future.

Three easy miles at sea level in Washington. Average pace was 6:18. Felt great to be outside and run.

Got home after flying home from Washington and I wanted to just get a feel for the elevation. Didn't have much time to do a run, so I did 2 miles around Nibley. Feeling pretty good. I have a race tomorrow so I hope I can do well. 

Always excited to run this race because the awards for the winner is always pretty good. Didn't get very much sleep and I haven't been running very much, so I was a little worried on how I would do. I ran at sea level a couple times this week and I think I've gotten use to it. Showed up at the park and warmed up for a mile with Hayden and Eric. When we started, I started getting a side ache with less than a mile into it, but just tried to ignore it. I kept doing Fartleks to keep trying to open a gap between me and second place. The I didn't feel like I was hurting bad at all. The pain was pretty manageable. Crossed the line in 16:29. I won a 25 dollar gift card to fire house, so it was worth having to wake up so early to run. Cooled down to 5. I need to start running more.