Trails!

Providence Canyon and Deer Fence - 

Combination run/hike today.  More running than hiking, but I hiked the steep stuff to help out the injury.  It hurts it to push off hard and/or run fast.  I am thinking it is my satorius. Not sure.

T-1 hour (9:50) 1000' vert

Main to Canal Trail to BST to NEW upper canal trail.  I loved the new trail.  Flat and covered with Bark chips.  Perfect for some fast running.  I only went 3/4 mile on it before having to head back but it goes from BST to 2nd Dam.  Roughly 2.5 miles.  Leg was still sore but definetly the best it has been since the Bear.

T-1:02:15 (7:46) 350' vert

Green Canyon with joe - 

Leg was tight but not painful.  Great run Great weather.

T-1:14:30 (8:18) 1100' vert

Day Off - 

Mendon Peak (8766') 

Today I tagged the peak from the house.  It was a proper Bike/Run/Bike routine.  9.25 miles on mountain bike climbing 1000' vert (all in final 2 miles) in 50 mins.  Ditched the bike and headed up Deep Canyon to Mendon Peak.  Tooks things at a medium effort up the trail enjoying the views and trying not to freeze.  I wore too many clothes for the bike ride but not enough for the run.  The canyon was in the shade of the morning and brrr. 

Hit the peak in 1:13 took the mandatory photos, ate a snickers and went down.  Enjoyed cruising down the hill taxing the quads.  Made it down in 42 mins and back to the bike.  ~8 miles and 3400' vert. 

The bike home was fun as I got to cruise down the big hill to the valley bottom.  Too bad the dirt road was all washboarded and nasty.  Hit 38.5mph on the paved portion of the road.  Scary for a bike (for me at least).  Nothing fell apart so I got to pedal all the way home.  32 mins and 9.25 miles.  

Great morning followed by some rock climbing with the kids at RockHaus.  Good times.  Now I need to get the trailer ready for some 'camping'.  Fun day off of work.

Total Time: 3:10 4500' vert

The route up Deep Canyon

View from the top...

Spring Hollow with Mike - 

Today was another big vertical day.  My leg was pretty happy with me so I decided to push my luck (again).  As long as I run steep stuff it is fine.  We went up to the forest service road and a bit on that until the mud tested my patience.  We quickly threw in the towel and headed back.  The upper 1000' of elevation was covered in snow and made for slow going uphill but fun cushy running going down.  Great run.  Good to be back in action.

T-2:25:45 (11:44) 3800' vert