Spent all day driving to Logan in our new van yesterday. Happy with the cruise control and comfort but it was still a long drive. Went to bed pretty quick once we got into town because I knew I would have an early start this morning. I wanted to relive the old glory days where Paul and I had some memorable runs in Blacksmith Fork Canyon. I parked on Hollow Road and ran up the canyon for 10 miles. It was interesting passing a lot of people on the way up. They were coming down the canyon. It looks like they were preparing for the half coming up in a few weeks. I forgot how beautiful this canyon is. It is so nice having the river right next to the road to help take your mind off of things. Very relaxing. The run up the canyon had a fair amount of head wind. Stopped at the Hyrum Hydro Plant to use the bathroom and then ran up another 1/2 mile to get started. It was just about 3/4 mile past the start of the TOU 1/2. My plan coming back down the canyon was to do a progression run. I wasn't quite sure how I would feel since my quads, hamstrings, and calves were pretty trashed from yesterday's workout. I just wanted to ease into it. My splits were 5:54, 5:49, 5:34, 5:37, 5:20, 5:18, 5:18, 5:23. I cruised in to the car with a couple 6:30 miles just to keep everything honest. Decent workout and happy that I could do this up in Logan with the cooler weather. Got back to the house and picked up Katey and we went to run 3 miles on the Logan River Trail. Sat in the Logan River after wards and my legs were very happy. My legs were toast at this point so it helped out a ton. Happy with the way the week ended. Now I just need to keep moving in the right direction.
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