Running

10.25 miles in 1:18:30  About 7:41 minute/mile pace

Great run this morning.  After about 6 miles my legs were feeling tired, but I stopped and walked a bit and then got going again and felt fine.  Just ran from my house out toward the Jordan River Parkway Trail and then turned around and came back.   

4.0 miles in 30:25.

I think I will back things off considerably the rest of this week.  Will probably just do 3 miles on Wednesday and Thursday.

3.10 in 22:55

3.11 miles in 23:11.

I probably won't run tomorrow.  This Saturday is the Mid-Mountain marathon up in Park City.  Last year I finished in 4:35.  Mark (my brother) and I ran it together.  He was not doing good throughout most of it (dehydrated, altitude issues, etc).  All things considered, I felt really good.  I'll be running by myself this year.  This is by far the hardest race I've ever done.  It's all on a trail, and I mean lots of rocks and stuff like that.  I was constantly tripping last year over rocks, tree stubbs, etc.  There is lots of climbing, with some downhill as well. 

The goal for this year is 4 hours.  This should be very attainable for me, and if I'm feeling good I will push it more.  I beleive the winner last year finished in around 3:20 or so.  I will really try and focus on the last 6 miles, which is where I usually have my problems.  I am really going to try and battle through it.  It's really a big mental stumbling block for me more than anything.  This is also by far the prettiest race I've ever done.  There are some views throughout the race that are absolutely incredible.

Great race. This race has a totally different feel to it than any other race I've done. It just seems to be more laid back and it really is all about finishing. Was a little worried about the weather being too cold, but it turned out to be perfect.

Finished in 3:48:00. The goal was 4:00. Finished last year in 4:35:00.

It amazes me to think that I did this race about 4 minutes faster than this year's Ogden marathon, and only 12 minutes slower than Desnews Marathon. This race seems to be a lot more difficult than those other two.

I wanted to be at the front of the pack at the beginning. This is because once we get on the trail it becomes very difficult to pass people. So, if you get behind somebody that is quite slow then, it makes things a bit difficult. I hit the 10 mile mark at about 1:25:00. The first 5-6 miles were pretty rough. You climb significantly on this part and the minute I started going up any hill my legs immediately felt it.

Hit mile 15 at about 2:08. Was doing pretty good up to this point. A good portion of these miles were downhill and flat.

Miles 15-20 are probably the toughest miles I've ever encountered in a race. Lots of climbing and my legs felt like jello. I knew once I made it to about mile 20 I had a steep drop pretty much to the end. There was definitely some walking on these miles, but overall I was quite happy with this part of the race.

The last 6 miles felt great. There is a little uphill that slowed me, but I went pretty good at the end.

I have not been this sore after a race for quite some time. The trail running (lots of rocks, tree stumps, etc) really does a number on my body. This was a great run though and I look forward to doing it again next year.