13.15 in 1:38:59 (7:32). Started just before 6 am and went up and down Provo Canyon. Tried to keep things brisk on the way up and then on the way down I did 2 min "on" 3 min "off". I basically just wanted to push the pace on the "on" segments and my "off" segments I was still right around 7:20s-7:30s. Felt pretty good on the way up, and ok on the way down. Weather has changed since the last time I ran in the canyon a couple of weeks ago. One week to go until TOU. I backed the mileage off just a bit this last week, but I actually got 3 solid workouts in during the week. This coming week I will back off quite a bit and hope the legs respond next Saturday. Overall, I feel really good and confident heading into this marathon.
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