Well not much to say about this race. All I can say is that I am grateful to be able to compete again and I have alot a work ahead of me, and with that..... Woke up and got the troops ready for the annual North Ogden 5K, we were running a little behind because the kiddos weren't cooperating so I only managed a little over a half mile warm up without any strides. So as the race began I could tell that the I was still pretty cold and the legs weren't warm yet. Gun went off and I stayed back a little behind Ken and Bret and just tried to ease into the race and go from there. Felt okay for the first half mile then started the climb up 2600 N where there was a nasty head wind. This literally through me for a loop ended up in from 3rd to 8th to the top of the hill. First mile was 6:11 which was about a minute slower then last year. When I got to the top of the hill Bret had stopped and was going to quit, he said he was going to throw up, wasn't feeling good. I said just finish the race with me, so he started running again, and managed 2nd place. Mile 2 didnt get better either 5:46, and mile 3 again another head wind 5:55. and managed 5:25 pace for the last .10. Crazy thing was today is that I wasnt even breathing hard, I just couldn't get to that next turnover or lactic threshold pace for some reason. It really felt like a marathon paced run. So I just enjoyed the vibe of the race, ran with some highschool kids, gave people high fives, it was just fun. But for seriousness I do have along ways to go. I need to get some consistent training going and need to get speed back in my legs. As the race was over I ran back to run with my son Jaerdan and my wife Nikki who was pushing are 2 other little ones. When they finished I ran to the harrisville track and did 6X200 meter repeats at 33 pace splits- 34, 33, 33, 32, 32, 33 then finished the run back to my place. Well good to back and racing, positive outlook is that I can only go forward from here! I will live to see another day Congrats to Ken and Bret on 1st and 2nd place | 