so this is a very interesting story.
yesterday was the much anticipated salt lake marathon, a race that many runners across the country thought wasn't going to ever happen. within two months it was put together and exceeded runners expectations. now to my story. because i didn't know if this race was going to happen i never registered. i told myself that i wouldn't register till the day before because then i would know my $100 wouldn't go to waste. well about three weeks before the race a coworker of mine injured her foot and she registered for the race. so instead of registering, i ran for her. she was able to switch her half marathon to a full marathon and she picked up her packet and i ran. so yesterday i was candace jones.
now the second part of my story.
the race started at 7:00am for full and half marathoners. there was an early start at 6:15am. me knowing what its like to run in the heat and knowing that saturday was going to be hot, i started at 6:15. 6:15 came and i quickly got to the front of the pack. (but i lost that when i got really got while running past my parents street, so i took off my jacket and ran down my parents street to toss my jacket on the back porch and quickly got to the front of the pack). around mile 14-15 (8:00am) the first legit runner, the leader past me down at the cotton bottom. around mile 20 the first female passed me. around mile 23 the second female runner passed. finally i saw the mile 26 sign as i turned left off state street onto south temple. let me till you, my favorite part about the salt lake marathon is running on south temple past temple square ah i love it. finally i reached the finish line. the time clock said 3 hours and 8 minutes. my garmin watch said 3 hours and 49 minutes and 36 seconds. my mom was freaking out thinking my time was 3:08. i had to tell her that the time clock started at 7:00pm. i went home and looked up my times to see my real chip time and it says that i was the 3rd female to cross this the time of 3 hours and 8 minutes. today it STILL says that. yesterday and this morning i just couldn't figure out how my time is not listed for the correct time. this afternoon i finally figured out why my time is listed how it is now.
when you registered for this race, if you wanted to ran at 6:15am you had to click the early start. if you didn't do that you couldn't run. me not knowing that and wanting to avoid running at 10:30am with the heat. i started at 6:15am and cheated the system. if i was running under my name and not someone else's. i would be running in the boston and new york marathon!!! haha i cheated the system.
because i feel bad for the forth woman who finished who technically should be third, i am having candace email the marathon people my real time, because i don't know if the third female finisher wins anything. so with my RIGHT time. here are my stats, if i was running not "candace" and not 40 years old
time: 3:49:36
overall: 206 out of 985
female overall: 39 out of 358
female 25-29: 10 out of 66
now i get to do this ALL over again in 27 days
bring it ogden marathon
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