our choices show what we truly are

My original plan was to do a 10 miler slow and easy, but I was alone and temperatures were kind of warm for this time of the year, I did not trust too much my will power, when I met a couple of friends running in a different direction I decided to join them so there was no turning around.

Pace was nice and easy, conversation was not that great because they were on the last section of their 18 miler so they were struggling a little bit and could not care less of my desire to talk.

Today for the first time after the marathon my legs were trying to tell me to push the pace just a little bit, but next weekend race will give them plenty of opportunities to go faster if they still want. It was more a summer morning rather than a spring one, everyone was out on the lake beach to take all the sun possible. Crazy weather.

Planned rest day, the headache was supporting this decision.

A good relaxing run 6.2 miles in 55 minutes. A strong wind from the north cleared up the skies and lowered the temperatures. I am feeling recovered from the marathon and ready to assault another one next sunday.

Another nice run, 5 miles at whatever pace.

One more run on friday.

Planned rest day. For next sunday's race I don't have any real goal. I would like to start slow and easy, the first 2 km are straight uphill, and trying to keep an easy pace until km 19 when we reach the highest point of the race and then on a more rolling terrain trying to keep a strong finish pace until the end.

This race will be my third of fourth trail race (after the Bonneville shoreline trail marathons and the Wahsatch steeplechase) but obviously on a smaller scale compared to the other two Utah races.

Total altitude gain will be approx. 1600meters considering that the whole race is held on hills no higher than 1200m and it starts at 800m the organizers did a pretty good job to include all the steepest sections possible.

This is not a goal but more a prediction, I think I should be able to finish between 4:15 and 4:45, but really any finish time will be welcome. After three big races since the beginning of the year I am really looking forward to some more "relaxing" training time, increasing mileage, and a more regular schedule without worrying too much about tapering, recovering and racing.

According to the forecast and current weather right now, sunday it will be perfect more summer than spring but no rain (and mud), warm temperatures and a light breeze.

4 sweet miles. Weather right now is crazy is definitively summer no spring at all, temperatures are around 30 degrees Celsius (80 F).