3 miles easy along the lower BST above 27th street in Ogden for a warm up. I wanted to give the Malan Peak run another try today and this time I was going to warm up right. It was about 1pm when I got started but not bad at about 87 degrees. No more trail shoes, this time I'm wearing my old Kayanos, my fat man shoes. I started the GPS and began a little slower than last time. Pretty quick it was evident that I was much fresher in my legs than I have been for a few weeks and I got right into a good rythm. It was just a lot easier. I was being held back by my "wind" and not the legs which is a good sign for where I want to be. I crossed the peak at 30 minutes and 11 seconds and I knew Corbin's time was 47 and change so I had to fly down. Like before, I just couldn't run as fast as I wanted to. It was too hard to stay in control, but I could quick step the steep parts and accelerate on the gradual inclines. Just a way better run for me. Hit the start at 46:21, a good two minutes faster than last week and felt much better. After 15 minutes of Mt. Dew and laying on the grass, I did my easy 13 mile scheduled run and turned in the GPS.
I found out that a few Weber cross country runners had ran the trail this week and one had taken the top position at 46:41, so I barely beat him. I'm sure that they will tromp all over my time in the next two days. | 