Like the canyon

Tired run up Indian with a neighbor.  He is just getting into trail running and has never been up to the top of Indian and wanted the tour.  We had a great time and kept it pretty easy.  

Easy 5 recovery run. Slow, slow slow and eeeasy.

Crazy long work day finishing up a big project in Draper and starting a new one in Logan, bluh! 

Easy little cruise with my 4 year old, pond loop.

Ben Lomond/Willard circuit. 1:32 to the peak at a pretty easy effort. Ran right over the peak without even a pause, cruised to Willard Basin, ran about half the climb to Willard Peak, crawled through the "Needle" and power hike to the peak.  Hit lap right at 2:02 and kept heading South across the goat ridge. 

I love this section, scrambling over rocks, ducking under trees, cruising knife edged ridges, and even one 5th class 25 foot down climb, which I have tried to avoid every time I do this, but it's pretty much the only way through without a major detour. Luckily the terrain is pretty easy. Took my only stop through here, when a close encounter with a goat and kid, that wasn't too thrilled about me being between it and the baby had me waiting on the high ground for a minute or two.

Reconnected with the proper trail and felt strong cruising back up to BL. Ran back over the top at 3:02 and thought I'd try and hit the trailhead under 3:30.  I felt really good on the way down and kept the last 4 miles below 7:10, even clocking one at 6:52.

 Ended up with 3:28 RT, which taking the descent and ascent times on just the BL section, I should be around or just under 2:30, which last year was an all out effort.

20.5 miles, 5400 vert. 3:28. 

Keep it simple on this one.  An unexpected rainstorm had me sleeping in a mud puddle under a soaked rain fly listening to the beaverly hillbilles change a tire on their 5th wheel at two in the morning. (Wyoming)  Missed the start cuz  I was at the car getting things together (stupid).  Ran way too hard for the first mile to get through the pack then raced hard for two hours through a beautiful morning on one of the most scenic courses anywhere.  Felt great for most of the first half, felt like hell on the way back. Still analyzing the melt down.  Not my best race. They happen. Great time all-n-all.

10th overall I think,  might have been first or second old guy (gotta play that for all I can) Only two hours behind Luke, who has to be the most down to earth badass runner around.

31 miles, 9000+ish vert.

Easy 35 minute spin on the bike. Not sore really just tired.

Very light and easy cruise on the standard route. Bluh! Someting is wrong when the setting sun is nothing but a red globe hanging in the dirty film that used to be a sky. 40 minutes

Ahhhh....Back from a much needed break.  Coupla days slow hiking and an activity that somewhat resembled jogging for a few miles is what made up most of the last week, that and lots of sitting on my arse.  Needed it.  

Back with a nice 26 in the Winds with Cory.  He had never been in there, we had to go.  Quick and basic.  Freezing in the morning, gloves and arm warmers, numb fingers actually felt good.   Felt great, ran every step of Jackass. Good times .  No more chugging a protein shake after a run like that. About puked all over the rental.

 26 miles, 5000 vert 

Nearly 15 that I thought would be 10.  Green pond, through SB, up to the overlook, up around Sardine. Coming down the switchbacks toward Maples once again confirmed this to be the worst section of trail in the Ogden network. Sorry, I know a lot of folks enjoy it, but boring flat 1-2% grade to a 90 degree corner, repeat over and over and over. horrible, bluh!  Down Maples, up Middle fork back to Green Pond.  Very nice loop other than the drop off Sardine to Maples......

14.8, 2640 vert.

Easy hour in the dark.

Malan's to the basin and back.  Legs felt good, but I think I went slow. 

Slow and easy 45

Slow and easy 30 minutes.  Still on the recovery program.