This morning I met up with Adam RW, Steve and Josh at Foothill Sbux for one last semi-long run before the marathon. We ran a pretty nice loop with plenty of variety. We headed up through the golf course, caught the Shoreline trail at the bottoom of Emigration Canyon, and then headed north on the trail to Red Butte. We ran to the Red butte gate, down to Shoreline again and to the bottom of dry creek. We threw rocks at the pipe. Steve hit it on the first shot, it took me like seven tries. Next we cruised down 11th Ave to Memory Grove, then down to the 4th Ave stairs to start the long climb back toward Foothill. I had to stop at my house for a quick deposit, and we continued on through the U to foothill and the finish. Really easy pace this morning. It was a fun run and I enjoyed talking a bit to new Steve. We cooled down at the Sbux where Adam and Josh brought me up to speed on the highs and lows of a life in the sciences. | 