Have a little faith

10 miles, 1hr & 19.5 min. The last 2.5 miles uphill were at ~7.25 pace. I could have kicked in earlier but my right ham string is just too darn tight. It's not all from the marathon, but is a recurring problem that may be related to my patela tendon and screws. The left leg is good. So, it's just one of those things to live with and do the best I can. That caramel cashew shake I had last night did not help me get going this morning.

Started out good, and progressively got slower & slower & slower still. I finished at ~ 7.8 mpm but It honestly felt like a crawl. Shouldn't have eaten that whole big chocolate bar last night. My right leg from the knee to the hip was in pain. Not that it had anything to do with chocolate, but it didn't help.  It snowed! I droped my truck off at the shop for inspection, ran 2 miles to where the Thursday group starts at 6:00 AM, but they had already left. Their time must have changed to 5:45. So I followed the route through holliday, as the full moon poked through large billowy clouds that were still dropping snow. None on the road, but 1 1/2 inches on the lawns and cars, providing some water for the run. So by the time I reached home after 10.8 miles, I climbed 600 feet. 

I ran 4 miles from home to Wasatch Drive and Thunderbird where Craig Romrell was parked. From there we went 11 miles around Monument Park, through research park, into Fort Douglas, back up to the Fort Douglas cemetery. We did a little sight seeing, read some plaques on old monuments and tombstones. Ran down to 15th and 17th, slipped and slid on a muddy trail behind Wasatch Presbyterian. With no way out, we ran back to where we entered and ran steadily up from 15th to 25th east, then over to Craig's truck. It has snowed the last three days and even this morning there were a few flakes among the rain drops.  It was 37 degrees at 8:00 this morning. I'm going to take Ogden a little slower this year. My knee is bothering me more than ususal.