First day of the Wasatch Back Relay!
Run 1 was 6.9 miles on Leg 6, rated very hard even though it didn't seem like it should be. First mile and half was a gradual uphill and one kind of tough hill. I passed an ultra-er guy and a guy that said he was a biker not a runner. There was about 3 or so miles of intense downhill after that on dirt with switchbacks and not very good footing. I passed about four people on the way down. When I got to the bottom my legs felt a little fatigued but not bad. The finish was farther than I thought it was going to be though but I still pushed to the end. I passed two more people after the hill and overall I felt like I did a good job on this run.
Biked some to loosen up my legs.
Run 2 was a night run on Leg 18. Started at about 11:00 pm, I have never run this late at night before! This run was 5.7 miles and rated Hard. It was harder than my first run, very hilly. It seems like it is a lot easier to run at night however because it is nice and cool and you can't see the hills you are running up. I think I passed about eight people on this run. There were a lot of intense hills and one ginormous hill at the end. I felt like I pushed it hard and did well again. It is fun running at night even though I did get a little spooked. | 