I was supposed to do a 7 mile fartlek run today but I was really tired and my legs feel exhausted. Instead I did 6 miles at an easy pace. I'm happy to report that even completely exhausted my easy pace is 8:33 per mile. That is definitely an improvement over even just a month ago. I am also pretty please with how I felt about the course today. I ran this same route last summer - down jordan river parkway from 400 South to 2100 South - and I remembered it being much farther than it was today. It seemed to go by pretty quick and painlessly. It would be interesting to see how fast I ran that course last summer. I have been running uphill every day for at least a week and I think that it improved my run but at the cost of the longevity of my legs. I need to work up to that I guess. Next week I'll pepper in more flat runs with my canyon running. | 