WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN ONLY 17 MINUTES INTO YOUR MARATHON, YOUR WATCH SAYS YOUR PERFORMANCE IS -5? It was so demoralizing. I wish I didn’t see that “-5” pop up on my Garmin just a mere 2 miles into my marathon. I knew I should have turned those notifications OFF! My heart rate was at 184 bpm which isn’t necessarily scary considering I was running below a 9:00 minute per mile pace (over a few hills). When I saw this notification, I thought, “Oh no, NOT TODAY! Couldn’t this happen

Yes, it's absolutely true. After having 4 races cancelled in 2020, I stumbled upon the East Canyon Marathon happening in Morgan County, Utah on September 5th. I thought to myself, "Why not?" There seemed to be a "lull" in the number of cases due to the warm weather and this race was only going to happen if it could follow proper social distancing guidelines. I didn't want to appear that I was being selfish by traveling during a pandemic. I also thought many times that AL