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mountain to meadow 5k at lolo pass. my first race.

6/16/2019

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Rather than look for an easy 5K to be my first race, I chose an interesting one: the Mountain to Meadow 5K at Lolo Pass on June 15th. It was a beautiful day for a run! :)

Beginning at the Lolo Pass Visitor's Center, the paved road quickly turns to dirt with the usual ups and downs of mountain roads. It was more challenging for my first run, but I prefer fresh mountain air, beautiful views, and dirt under my feet. It was definitely a wonderful choice! :)

The terrain was a little different than I expected (I didn't expect to be running uphill at the end), so my time was not quite as good as I'd hoped based on my recent training times. But I was happy with my run: finished under 30 minutes, placed 1st for my age group, 3rd for women (all ages), and 7th of 41 overall. Success and fun! :)
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Finishing strong in the home stretch.
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Crossing the finish line a little under 30 minutes.
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Happy to make my goals of finishing under 30 minutes and placing well.
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Finished in 7th place overall (men and women) out of 41 runners.
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Finished in 3rd place out of 24 female runners.
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Finished in 1st place for my age group (both men and women).
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--Nikki / Out Here

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Dana Henricks
6/17/2019 07:40:30 am

CONGRATULATIONS, NIKKI!!!!!!
I was thinking about you and your race off and on this past Saturday and was going to send you an email to find out how it went. (So smart of you to do a blog post so that you don't have to tell the same details over and over to everybody!) You did it, Nikki! Congrats on your 1st place finish in your age group and your more-than-respectable finishes in the other two categories. How awesome!!! Okay, so parachuting, check! 5k marathon, check! I'm almost afraid to ask, but . . . what is your NEXT challenge going to be??? Running with the bulls at Pamplona??? I'm sure it'll be exciting, whatever it is. Keep on inspiring the rest of us, Nikki!

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Nikki - myMountainStudio link
6/17/2019 08:27:48 pm

Thanks, Dana! :) Hmmm... not sure what is next? While I have been thinking about riding a camel, I probably won't be running with any bulls anytime soon. LOL! Paragliding definitely has my interest, but my husband is not so sure about the safety of it, and I haven't finished checking into it much. ?? And as you know, I've always got some hiking challenges ahead of me. Time will tell what pops up on my horizon next.... :)

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