�I'm very happy. It was hard work. I really struggled a lot.�

Pilkington said he's run a lot over his senior year at Weber and came into the race feeling �dead-legged,� so he was pleased with what he did. �We went out pretty hard, and then the pace lagged a little bit around three miles, so I put in a bit of a move. After I put in the move, (Letherby) took off and was able to gap me. He's a great runner. I don't feel bad getting beaten by him,� Pilkington said.

He will return to Weber for his master's, and he and his wife are expecting their first child in September. He'll decide what future races to run after that.

Robison, 29, is more of a miler, but Wood had enlisted the Ohioan to be part of the Mormon Times race team and flew him out to Salt Lake for his first competition as part of that club. �I felt pretty good through four miles, all the downhill,� Robison said. �It's really taxing on your legs. I stayed with (Letherby) for probably a half mile (after that), and slowly he just pulled away.�

Jameson said he's cut his training about in half since finishing 36th at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials last fall. He ran well the first half of Thursday's race, but, �At that point, those guys were just stronger. It's just time to relax a little more an enjoy it. I have other stuff in life,� said the former Ute who is an electrical engineer for L3 Communications.

He is running mainly just Utah circuit races for fun now, the marathon trials the last of his national-type races. �Been there, done that,� he said.

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