quick recovery time compared to that of a marathon. He opted for the DMN 10K so he could continue with his six-days a week training schedule that includes sprints one day, many sub-five minute miles in a row and concludes with an 18-20 mile run at the end of the week.

Another local that was quite pleased with his result was Paul Petersen of Logan. Petersen won the Ogden Marathon earlier this year and finished fifth with a time of 30:31.

"I thought it was a great course and a great race," Petersen said. "It was a little humid, which is probably good for the marathon guys, but made it a little bit tougher. I was pretty happy with how I finished. I got in a group of about six guys, mostly high school racers I think, and stayed with them most of the way before I slowly pulled out. I am not as young as I once was, but I was happy with how hard I pushed myself. I thought I kicked it in pretty good, and I am happy with how I ran overall."

A couple of other notable runners were Simon Sawe, a former DMN 10K winner and the 2006 DMN marathon winner. He finished third at 29:54. Trevor Ball, a former All-American at Utah State was fourth with a time of 30:15.

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