Trails!

Deer Fence Bike Run Bike - 

Today the legs were feeling good so I did a test to see what they could handle.  The answer was 4 miles, but since I was still a mile from the bike at that point I ended up going 5.  Got a bit sore and tight, but I survived.  Things felt great for the 4 though.  The only other highlight was the deer that was not afraid of me and let me pet him.  Just kidding, but I did get pretty close.

T- 46:45 biking - 42:00 running - 1300' vert total

Providence Trail - 

I was feeling slightly under the weather today, but once I got out the door, things got better.  The run was nice.  Uneventful except that the new trail is now 4/10 of a mile long.  That makes it 1 mile exactly from the bridge to the bottom of the trail.  I would guess 3/4 of a mile to go to make it to the mouth of the canyon. 

T- 60 min bike 32:30 run (3.5) 1800' Vert total.

By lunch time I was feeling exhausted and all stuffed up.  Either severe allergies or crazy head cold.  By dinner I figured head cold.  I couldn't breathe or move so I went to bed.  I got 12 hours of sleep.  Awesome.

Slept in to let the body recover from its cold.  I woke up feeling way better today, but I was still miserable most of the day.  It was a never ending faucet.  After dinner, I pushed the kids in the stroller to the park then ran some laps around the grass field while they played.  It felt good to do something.  3 miles total.

Feeling much better today and I attribute it to the mountain ride/run.  Today it was the usual ride/run/ride up Providence Canyon.  Nothing special.  Leg felt good until the final downhill then it started barking at me.  I stopped just in time.  

T- 63 bike 32 run 1800' vert

Lunch was an hour of racquetball.  Kicked some butt.

Green Canyon - 

Awesome Ride, nearly hit a moose on my bike coming down the canyon.  Crazy.  Scared both of us.  

5 miles of biking - 3 miles of running

T- 65min bike 27min run 2400' Vert

I am in SLC for the day so I brought my mountain bike here and went for a sweet ride.  I started at my Mom's house in Cottonwood Heights and headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon via Top of the world drive (hillier than wasatch).  I found myself in the middle of hundreds of road bikers riding what they call the "4 canyons" (little,big,millcreek, and emmigration).  It was fun to mix it up with them for a bit.  I peeled off at the Temple Quarry trail and followed it up the canyon for 3 miles or so until it became a bushwhack and I hiked it up to the road.  Once again, I was in the midst of the bikers until the top.  Once at Snowbird, I hit the trails.  I biked around a bit on the Speedgoat course until I felt like it was time to run some.  

The run was only 4 miles but it was fun.  I had serious flashbacks to last year and what I deem the toughest 50K ever.  Made me nostalgic but I was glad I wasn't running it this year.  I wandered all around the course and nearby looking for the flattest trails.  There weren't many, but there was great scenery.  I love that canyon.  Post run, I filled up the water bottle at the lodge and headed home.  Riding down that canyon is a blast, even on a mountain bike.  I will have to try it on a road bike and see how much I can top 43mph (my max speed today).

T Bike - 27 miles in 2:35 - 4000' Vert

T Run - 4 miles in 40:30 - 800' Vert

Weekly Summary - It was a rough week being sick most of the week.  I still feel less than 100%.  It has moved to my lungs and out of my head (thankfully).  The leg is still not right.  I have moments of tightness and achy feelings, but for the most part it feels fine.  I am enjoying the amount of running I am able to do, but do wish that I could do more.  

19 miles of running - 73.5 miles of biking - 12,100' Vert climbing