I wanted to run Saturday and then again on Sunday but I helped my sister move Saturday (which meant I moved my sister while her husband stood by and watched) and I was still sore on Sunday. So today I'm officially back at it. I wanted to hit a trail but couldn't bring myself to get out of bed early, so I had to get an after work run in. The easiest trail to hit was the BST from City Creek. I took it toward the Avenue Twins but didn't actually ascend them. I wanted to get at least 9 miles in, and when I got to the base of the twins I was only at 3.5. So I climbed up to the trail toward black mountain and then headed in that direction. I've never been up that section of trail before but I liked it. Temp wasn't too hot or too cold and the trail isn't too beat up yet so the run was pretty fun. I was amazed that the hills weren't harder than they ended up being. I haven't run on trails since June but I have increased my weekly mileage. I guess that has helped because I was able to run up all the hills with the exception of one stop on the steep hill up toward the twins. I think I'm going to mix in trails with my street running so I can keep my mileage high and my speed work up but still get hill training in. Hopefully that will be a recipe for success. | 