Park City Snowshoe Stomp 5K

I had a lot of fun over the weekend at the Park City Snowshoe Stomp 5K, even if there wasn't enough snow to warrant it's namesake's footwear. I had brought my Yak-Trax, but left them in the car and went with just trail shoes. Mostly locals turning out for this chilly race to benefit The Road Home.

The Rail Trail in the distance behind us

As unlikely as it sounds, I came in first place and received a nice medal. Terrific post race snacks aplenty too. Thanks for putting on a terrific race.

The race director made me do a #1 sign for the camera

Race Gear

When Hale Freezes Over 5K

Annie and I ran in the Hale Freezes Over 5K this morning. I've run in their 10K's twice before and haven't managed to crack the top 3 in my age division. These races always bring out some of the best local runners. I hoped my luck would change in the 5K, and it did. I got FIRST in my age group. Woohoo!

VICTORY!

Time: 20:37 (7th overall)

Great race organization and prizes as usual. They always do a fantastic job.

Thanks Annie for snapping this shot. And congrats on your 2nd place age group finish!

For the First and Last Time

I achieved a lifelong goal last Friday of coming in first in a race. It's likely to never happen again, so I thought I'd commemorate it with a blog post.

Sep 11th was our companies 2nd annual 5K race. We combined it with a Best Buddies fund-raising event. There were only a handful of us running it competitively, but a wins a win :)


I'm officially the fastest employee for the second year in a row. My time was 20:14

Xterra National Trail Running Championship

Last weekend I was in the Lake Tahoe area (Incline Village) for the Xterra National Trail Running Championship. It was a great race, and I was fortunate enough to place 1st in my age group due to the shallow field. I expect more competition next year. Read a short write-up on the race here.

Starting Line. I'm in front, wearing an orange jersey on the right.


Number 480 (me) quickly getting overtaken.


Over and under logs along the course: (not me)


(also not me)


(me)


Course map. The trail run was 2 loops of the red line.

Bowling Champ!

We went bowling for our team building activity yesterday. It was much more fun than I thought it would be, despite my lack of pin-knocking-over ability. I was certainly the weak link on my team, but we still came out on top and scored $25 gift cards to Target.

I think I'll get some pots and pans with it.