Like the canyon

Easy hour or so on the trails between Rainbow and Taylor canyon.  Legs and body said I should spin on the trainer, but with the beautiful weather outside just couldn't do it.  Gorgeous day brought out lots of "new" runners.  Every winter I see the same 5-8 people on the trail for months, soon as the weather breaks all kinds of new faces.  Good to see everyone out soaking up some blue sky. 

Hip sore today. Put on my running clothes, thought better of it, and ended up doing 70 minutes on the trainer. Moderate, steady effort. 220-240 watts. Good work out anyway, hip thanks me. ART/ASTYM tonight.

AM: Snowbasin groomers.  The 3 inches of dust on re-frozen wasn't too appealing so went with the skinny fast skis and lots of gondola rides.  Glad I did.  Everytime I got on a car it was full of some real chararcters.  First ride was a group of wide-eyed-virginians.  Never skied out west before, first run of their first day.  Great to hear their questions and nervous chatter about being on a real mountain.  Second ride was a group of 80-year-old guys wearing Sun Valley season passes.  Turns out they had been skiing Sun Valley since the early 40's and were on one of the original Sun Valley area high school ski teams together. Still out getting after it in their 80's! Gotta love it Next was an older couple from Pennsylvania who own a small ski resort.  Next ride was with a group of F-16 pilots.  Had as much fun riding the lift as I did skiing I think.  Finished the day off with 5 fast laps on the women's downhill.  Leg burner!

(John Paul lodge, and some of the best views in the Wassatch.   Love running up here in the summer, love skiing up here in the winter.)

PM: Hour and a half in the wheelhouse again.  Hip felt great thanks to some of Sean's Blak Majik. Hit the hills on this one. Indian for a ways, part way up Hidden Valley trail (forgot what a steep mutha that one is!)  Down to Rainbow and back, three laps around pond to Taylor Canyon loop.  Legs felt good after the skiing this morning.  Great day!

Enjoyable 9 on the sunny warm trails. Goat, Nic and a bunch of others out enjoying in too. Finished in the dark, still chasing the deer off the trail the last mile or so. Thought the nice weather might keep them up hige. Easy pace, hip/groin a bit sore.

9 miles. 1500-1800 vert.

Hip was sore today so bike for 1 hour it was. 45 minutes easy with some 4 minute pick ups for the last 15.

Hip felt better today.  15 miles in the perfect weather. BST north with a little add on up jump off canyon.  Ran into the HUMERS and talked for a bit. Good to see Jon back at it.  Easy pace for 13 miles, pretty hard effort  for the last 2 miles coming back out of Rainbow to 27th. 

Got home, changed clothes and took my oldest skiing. Go thome from that, changed slothes and took my 3-year-old out for a couple miles of hiking/bouldering/pond wading (glad it was warm). Long, but perfect day.

15 miles +2, Easy pace with pick up at end.