Medium Workout Day - I was tired of running in traffic and didn't feel like 1.5 hours of running on city roads so I drove up to Blacksmith Fork Canyon (mile 14 of TOU) and headed up the canyon. For the first time EVER, there was no wind up or down. Weird. I was able to hit a pretty fast warmup going up the canyon staying under 7 min pace. I did 5 warmup then did 10 x 3 min hard, 1 min easy. Goal pace was half marathon pace (5:50) to get a better feel of it. I forgot how much it hurts to run fast (my memory is lacking). Other than some stomach issues again today, the run went pretty well. I was working pretty hard though and doubt that I can hold the goal pace for the whole half marathon distance. Bring on race day magic! Pace for the hard intervals - 5:55 (up hill)
- 6:03 (slightly steeper uphill)
- 5:45 (now the rest are down the canyon)
- 5:48
- 5:45
- 5:46
- 5:45
- 5:54
- 5:44
- 5:38
Finished with 1.5 mile cool-down to the car T-1:25:20 (6:33) (164 ave) (low 170's for the intervals)
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