Long Run - I decided to go exploring today out west. I headed out to Mendon on the Mendon Hwy stopping briefly at the Little Bear River access area. I wanted to go explore on the (unimproved) trail next to the river but it was pretty icy so I decided to head back to the road. I will save that for another day. I hit mendon only 6.5 miles into the run so I needed to add a good 6 miles in the area before heading back. I headed straight to what looked like the biggest hill in the area. It was called Deep Canyon Drive. It looked like it went straight up the Wellsvilles. Unfortunately, it dead ended into a driveway. I did get 700 feet of vertical in just over one mile though. Super tough hill. After that experience, I stuck to the flatter sections of Mendon before heading home. I didn't feel too good today and things got pretty tough at mile 13 but I actually felt better later on and finished with a decent pace. Another week in the books. *Highest mileage week since the end of August 09. T-2:27:50 (7:23) 153 ave 169 max (on big hill) After the run, it was time to host my son's 5th birthday party. It was transformers themed but most of his friends are girls who had no clue, but they all had fun. We played lots of games and got them overloaded with sugar in time for them to leave. Good times...
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