Went out with the crew at 5am at the equestrian center in Draper. Went up corner canyon and did the "long loop" (whatever that means.)
JK was whining about coming, but ended up showing up. N came too, and so did JM. JM and I had a harder day, something about recovering from being sick slows you down I guess.
Wish I would've taken a picture of N's impressive ice beard. It even had snot icicles hanging from it. The view of Lone Peak and the valley was nice too, but my hands were too cold to think about doing anything extra. The handwarmers were amazing though, first time I've retained dexterity in my fingers on a run in a while.
I had to be showered, clean, and dressed and at a hotel for a conference at 9:20am. I was hoping to get there by 9am to have time to shower.
About 5 miles in to the run, and we're moving slower than usual... I ask, hey, how long is this loop anyways? 13 miles was the answer. Oh, crap. Can we pick up the pace? Sure, apparently all you have to do is ask JK personal questions and he starts doing mile repeats. lol. Ended up being 14 miles, and I got to the hotel at 9:10 and snuck in a shower and was only a couple of minutes late.
Fun run with great company. We all aired a little dirty laundry. (Ok, N didn't. Somehow he got out of it...) As they say, there's no secrets on the trail. Oh, and what's said on the trail, stays there. Whew.
Next week: I fly to Vegas early Friday morning. So I want to get 40 miles in before then. 10 a day?
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