Well, technically New Mexico isn't IN Arizona, but it's nearby. I was starting to think everyone who uses this site for their running log lives in Nashville, Tennessee (not that there's anything wrong with that). I would like to run a few races in the Phoenix-Tempe area, so maybe I can get race dates and info from someone eventually. I'm in the northwest corner of New Mexico, about 45 minutes from Arizona.

15,000 is a lot of people. I'm running a small 5K in Durango, Colorado, this weekend. I'll be surprised if there are more than 50 people in that one. This will be my first race in 9 months, so we'll see how I hold up. I ran a time trial on the track about 3 weeks ago, and felt like I was in oxygen debt the whole way. My time was pretty mediocre, and I remember thinking to myself, "I'm not really unhappy with the time, but that time shouldn't have hurt anywhere near this much." Hopefully this Saturday will be different. Have fun in your race and let me know how you do.

HI, Thanks. Yay! I'm excited about the race. Apparently it's only like 5,000 people, heh. But still that's like 4,000 more than I have ever run with. It ought to be great fun and hopefully it will be cool enough to run easy -- eeek the heat is on out here! Cheers.

Thanks. The race was terrific. I got my best time ever for that distance. The course was mostly flat with some easy hills and some downhill to catch up on. I finished the 4.2 in 41:25. I am extremely pleased. I pushed pretty hard at this race. I'll put up a link to my You Tube video soon to come. It was a very fun race and really packed with people. I've never run in such a dense field of runners. It was kinda crazy having to weave so much! Cheers.