Four months into 2012, Andrea and I finally lined for the
same race this morning. Earlier this week, sort of on a whim, we decided to head down to Utah County for the
Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon. Since we've both had big races recently (
Boston for me and
SLC for Andrea) the plan was to run it at marathon pace. We both did just that - Andrea ran
1:24:15 (winning the race!) and I ran
1:10:58 (for 4th place).
You can read our full race reports on FRB with longer descriptions of the course, how the races played out, etc:
Andrea's Report - Jake's Report
I'm really glad we ran this race, because it was a super-fun morning and one of the
coolest courses we have ever run on - it was a
mix of road racing, cross country, and a very advanced level of Mario Kart! :-) The race took us through the gardens, tunnels, over bridges, all over the golf course, etc. It was a unique event and we would definitely recommend checking this one out next year! The post race festivities are right in the complex and there is a ton of fun stuff to do for families and kids. Despite being a "complex" route, the course was very well marked and the race organization was fantastic. They had a big stage for the awards ceremony, which was especially cool for all the younger guys and gals who ran in the kids race - they all were very excited to get called up to the stage!
Thanksgiving Point is a really neat place in general - check them out on
their facebook page.
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The course map from my Garmin. It wound all over the place! |
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Thanksgiving Point from above |
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Elevation Profile - lots of up and down and up and down and up and down... |
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Several miles of the course wound through these gardens where the tulips were out in full force |
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We ran through these areas |
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The golf course part of the route was all rolling hills and sharp turns. It was like a XC style race! |
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Andrea and Melody (who won the 5K) |
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With some friends and the Altra caped crusaders after the race |