1:59:02. Ran on the Rail Trail in Park City. Did 1.25 round trip from the trailhead to the park bathrooms then back to the trailhead and ran 6 miles out and then back. The last 6 miles are definately uphill, but quite as bad as Jeremy Ranch Road because there are no rolling hills in the mix. I ended up running about 1.25 miles longer than I meant to, because I saw this portapotty off in the distance and I had to use it (instead of turning around just past the mile 5 marker)... I really had no choice, and it was worth every step!
Favorite things about this run/course: 1) nice surface, hard gravel is great. 2) scenery was pretty cool, lots of wildflowers, I saw two huge Sandhill Cranes 3) mile markers 4) bathroom at mile marker 6 Least favorite things about this run/course 1) deer flies - ouch, they hurt when they bite 2) headwind on the uphill stretch from mile marker 6 back to mile marker 3 3) combo of headwind + deer flies -- I have a bruise on my forehead from being struck by the flies that got blown into me ;-). 4) getting started too late - it was pretty hot at noon, even in Park City, especially in the sun. Happy Sunday bloggers.
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