AM: long 5 miles; 44:35 (~8:45 pace). I ran down to Liberty Park and did 1 lap + about .5 miles on the outer grass of the park. I am running in the afternoon too, so I was trying to run easy even though I got to the park about 15 secs faster than usual. So, I am on my way home and I was thinking that I needed to slow down a little, tomorrow's run is going to be hard and I have already had two pretty hard days this week (getting to the starting line healthy is my first priority). Then, I suddenly remembered!! I was supposed to run my last 5` fast today ... DRAT, I can't believe I had forgotten -- what I had intended to do was drive to the park so I could do the fast part on the flat! Instead, I had to run the last 5` fast uphill!! (any of you who are running DesNews will see first hand the uphill to my house, luckily we will be running the opposite direction!) ... felt good though, finished strong (not a sprint but a solid pace, I was running about 7:50 effort) and I think my form is actually better uphill than flat ... anyway, back to work! PM: 3.5 miles; 30:45 (8:47 pace). Bonneville Shoreline Trail -- ouch, the hills hurt bad tonight ... I felt like I was just crawling ... Interesting, there were 4 wagons (like old fashioned horse-drawn carts) on the trail, not just in the immediate area around the park (This Is The Place) either, plus horse droppings! I was on the lookout for snakes, I have only seen one so far out here in the evening (it wasn't a "dangerous" one), but I am pretty sure they are around. I have heard that it is a problem in the grassy areas right around my building at work, so I am ever vigilant getting up to the trail. I did not get out for my PM run until 7:30, what a difference a week makes, it was SO much better today than last week, at least 10-15 degrees cooler!
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