Trail run with Black Sheep group. Lisa invited me to come along and it sounded like a good run in preparation for Wasatch Back, so I dragged myself out of bed at 5:30 am. Met at Cucina and, with group of 16, worked our way up to 11th Ave and down to City Creek, where we took off onto a trail that eventually connected up with Shoreline Trail. I stayed with the lead group for 3-4 miles until, on one of the steeper climbs, I looked down at my Garmin and saw that HR was closing in on 190. I backed off at that point and let my heart calm down. Felt fine after that. I was probably suffering a little more than usual due to my failure to run on Wednesday and Thursday. Need to be more consistent in the coming weeks as I try to get some fitness back. Overall, it was a great run with a fun group of fantastic runners. Pace: 8:32 AHR/MHR: 171/189 |