Santa Dask 5k Hosted by the Dodo Resturant at Sugarhouse park.
I ran this race 2 years ago while training for SGM and was in better 5k shape. Today I ran just 20 seconds slower but felt better. I'm pretty pleased since I've put in little speed work to prepare. Just wanted to fit something in before taking a small break in January before hitting it hard for Boston.
This was a fun race and a good value. Just $20 gets you into the race with free kid entry's and Santa hats. I picked a Star Wars hat for my son who will love it.
Jogged a loop of the course and did a few strides for 2 miles total then ran what I could. As soon as I noticed I was first by quite a ways, I let up on the hills and cruised in. It didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, although I gave about a 90% effort. I knew I couldn't talk myself into much more without someone pushing me. Happy with the splits. Never really focused on spits, just planned 6:30 pace. Tougher course with lots of short hills everywhere, both up and down.
1st female, 2nd overall by 33 seconds. Came home with gift cards.  
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