9:01/10:58/8:50/9:22/10:00 I had a nice speedy first mile without too much effort getting to North Temple Drive. Without the trail to run on, running has lost all of it's therapeutic benefit for me. Where I used to let my eyes restfully gaze upon the river, I am eyeing drivers to see if they are checking out my fat arms. I hate running on the street. I love the uphill mile though getting to the mouth of Rock Canyon. It's so gorgeous once you're standing at the foot of the mountain looking upward. I know it's slow, but it gets me breathing so hard it really feels like a work out and it doesn't hurt anything when you go that slow--just your lungs. The only bad part about the uphill mile is turning around and having to go back down the hill. While I was up there though, I spotted the dirt road carved into the side of the mountain that I think might traverse the bench and lead me back to my house without having to go back on the road. I'm going to run that tomorrow to see where it goes.
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