Daniels "I" marathon workout. I had the option of doing this workout as a hill workout, so I found a quiet residential street that is pretty well lined with trees on the east side of the street, so I would be doing most of the workout in the shade. Plus, I figured there would be enough sprinklers still going I could drench myself every 5-10 minutes to keep cool. Ran from 2600 north to 2850 north, on 700 east in North Ogden. It's a pretty decent climb, but gradual enough I could keep my rthythm and turnover at a good clip. 9x800 meters, though I believe it's just a shade under 1/2 mile. Does anyone know of any software or website that tells exactly the distance of city blocks and streets? Please let me know. Anyhow, I ran the uphill, immediately turned around and jogged back down for the recovery. 2:40, 2:34, 2:35, 2:39, 2:31, 2:35, 2:34, 2:35, 2:29 and one mile jog home. Tough workout for me, I was working and my hamstrings were humming on the last three. The shade helped a ton, and knowing someone who lives on that street helped also, because between every other repeat, I would turn on his outside tap and water myself down to keep cool. That saved my bacon more than anything.
Decided against doing the XTerra trail race at Snowbird today. Didn't feel like driving into SLC, and am in the middle of painting/carpeting downstairs. Oh well, it was a good workout and a good ending to the week. | 