Trails!

Providence Trail - 

Great morning run.  Loved it.

T- 1:13 (9:07) 1500'

AM: Planet Walk 5 untimed.  Turned on the ipod and went for a jog.

PM: Jardine Juniper (9.5)

Less than a mile into the run, I look up the trail and surprise. I see 3 moose.  A Papa Moose, A momma Moose and A baby Moose.  Uh oh.   They weren't too far away (a stone's throw) so I stopped my watch, bent over and picked up a rock and stood there.  The parents were not too happy to see me there, so I backed away.  I really didn't want to pack it in and go home so I decided to try and get by the family. It took a few minutes and some weird noises and grunts (from all of us).  The rest of the run was pretty uneventful after that.  

  Pace was hard for the uphill but I toned it down for the downhill.  The last mile was pretty chill due to the early setting of the sun.  Lame

T- 1:18 (8:13) 1800'

27:20 to first ridge

37:20 to fork

49:30 to fork

Landfill loop -

Perfect loop for an easy recovery day. 8 min pace

Deer Fence Loop from the house.  Medium effort.  Finally getting a bit more leg turnover these days.  About 2 mins slower than my fastest time on that loop.  I think I could set a new PR with a hard effort with my current fitness.  If I cared, I guess.

T- 1:31:30 (7:19) 1000' vert

Providence Trail -

Brrr 21 degrees today.  

T- 1:14:20 (9:17) 1500' vert

On my own today so I decided to head up to the mountains one last time before the snow hits for real.  I decided to head up Stump Hollow since that trail is so awesome (it was tough narrowing down the options).  I had a great time.  The wind was pretty brisk and I even saw some snow flakes but I was prepared for the cold so things went just fine.  I hit the sinks at 5 miles and headed east.  I found a trail that was mildly overgrown, but was fun to run on.  I ended up turning back once I hit a trailhead at the bottom.  Time to taper for my third and final race of the year.  The Antelope Island 50K.  The course is a mix of the Buffalo Run and the Mountain View Half Marathon with about 12 miles of new (to me) trail in-between.  Should be fun.

T- 2:21:20 (9:25) 3100' vert