Hale Freezes Over 10k Race Report & Birthday Weekend

Well I finally have some time to give a race report from last weekend. Feels like a long time ago, so I'll do my best to recapture it all! Saturday morning for part of my birthday extravaganza Audrey and I headed down to Orem, UT for the "Hale Freezes Over" 10k Road Race. We ran this race last year and had a good time, so we figured we'd do it again.
We left Kemmerer around 6 a.m. and had great roads going down. We made it down with plenty of time to spare to get our bib numbers, change, and warm up. The weather was beautiful and I ran in shorts and my Sporthill top. The only bad part was the air quality. An inversion had settled into the valley trapping all of the smog and carbon dioxide.
Audrey and I hung together for about the first 2-3 miles averaging right under a 7 minute pace. I felt good and went ahead a little bit. The course was the same as last year and had one big hill around mile 5 that was a little rough - I think the only point in the race where I got passed by someone that I didn't pass back. For the last mile or so we ran along a major highway on the side street. Not great for views and inspiration, but it was really nice to be running outside after feeling strapped to the treadmill for a couple of weeks.
The mountains around Orem do make up for all the traffic though. They are majestic. I passed one other guy in the last mile and was right on the heels of 2 more, but they kept up a good pace. I finished in 41:34 - 8th male overall and 1st in my age division. Click below for the results.
RESULTS
The race was sponsored by the Hale Theatre in Orem. After the race was over they had pizza, drinks, and other food in the basement of their building. They were also providing free massages to all the racers, and free live music in the upstairs portion. The 10k awards were presented fairly quickly after the race. Audrey got 2nd female overall and won $35.00 in cash, season tickets to the Theatre, and a sweet medal. For getting first in my age division I got a small medal and a $5.00 card to Jamba Juice (woohoo-sarcasm).
Once the awards were over we headed to 26.2 Running Company in Provo. I won a $25.00 gift card to their store during a giveaway they did on Facebook. So I bought a new Asics beanie for the rest of the winter. From there we headed to Elanor's Gluten Free Bakery and Restaurant for lunch. It was really really good. Their entire family is allergic to gluten so they decided to open up a restaurant for others like them. Audrey has been experimenting with this and it has really been helping her.
After lunch we went to Wasatch Running Company so that I could buy a new pair of trail shoes. Since I am planning on running at least 1 ultra this summer I am going to need them. I settled on the Brooks Cascadia 6. I'll write a report about them later once I have ran some in them. They weren't yet in stock since they just came out, so they shipped them to me and I got them in the mail last night. They are amazing!
So all in all it was a great race and a great day. Here are some pictures.