Thanks to the St. George Running Center, I was able to jump into their half marathon at the last minute. So glad I did! What a great race. Most of the course is on the paved trail system in St. George and, while it is a net downhill race, there isn’t much drop in elevation. Love a well-organized, honest, fun event with beautiful scenery and some good competition!

In typical Ashley style, she flew by the rest of the women’s field never to be seen again. But we had a good battle for the rest of the podium. I ran with a cool girl for quite a few miles chatting and getting to know each other, all while holing a good pace, but decided with 1.5 miles to go that I’d better up my game if I wanted to successfully get rid of her and, luckily, it worked out well for me. Finished 2^nd female in 1:27:46 and even walked away with a little paycheck!

Thank you to Steve and Kendra Hooper (pics) for supporting our local running community so well and for putting on this great race! Definitely planning on being back for more fun next year.