Woke up at 3:30am to make the long drive to N. Ogden to run Ben Lomond and Willard peaks. 19.5 miles, 4800 vert. It was worth the 3am price tag.
It was an incredible morning. Climbing legs felt surprisingly good (since Sat) and ran at least 95% of the way up. Made me feel a little good to hear they boys (who let me lead) coment they thought I'd be slower in my recovery. I thought so too.
Somehow I've changed from runner to peak bagger. Not just that I'm running more mountains... but with what my goals are. But those pics... see that ridge? We ran on it for miles. A mountain goat cut me off. Also saw another mountain goat and 3 moosies. Incredible. Pretty neat trail, with such long, runnable peaks and ridges.
Whilst I felt great going up I was wrecked coming down. My quads are still blown from all those fast miles on Sat. Also of note my hips, achilles, calves, and glutes are still tired. So, nothing major ;)
We stopped for more "catch breath" breaks coming down than up. I dug the mellow pace coming down.
My legs felts wrecked for a couple hours yesterday then felt fine. I think the buffalo meat I ate right after running helped. I didn't get my usual red meat post-race Sat, and there's nothing my body loves more than a bit of red meat after an ultra or a peak bagging excursion. (I only eat meat a few times a month, if that.)
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