7.18 miles in 1:33:33. Avg 13:02/Max 9:26
I went and ran in Draper tonight. I did the Porter Rockwell Trail and Draper Canal Trail loop. Did almost all my running on the equestrian trail. It was good to get some trail miles in and they really work your legs without the pounding of the road. A lot more up and down and lots of soggy, sandy, muddy soil from snow melt. Had to stop and pull stickers out of my socks. I guess it is time to clean up my shoes and put more velcro on them for my dirty girl gaiters. It was a good test run. I needed to get back on trails for my trail ultra. I may start running this trail several times each week. Miles are definitely slower on the trail - but I didn't feel like I had any energy or much endurance tonight. Probably food related issues. 12:52/12:43/12:49/13:52 (STICKERS)/13:19/13:24/12:23 The knee ached a little the first few miles - but that was just Marion's hypochondria kicking in. Other than that, both the knee and stomach felt fine. I did a lot of rolling and massaging last night on most of my body. Bought a Biggest Loser cookbook the other day and it had a recipe in it for Frozen Hot Chocolate. That gave me an idea during my run tonight, so I just made up a batch of Frozen Protein Shake with soy milk, chocolate meal replacement powder, banana, and some peanut butter. Mixed it up in the blender good and then filled some freezer cups with it and will take some to work to eat like ice cream for snacks. The unfrozen remains tasted pretty good, so I think it will be a nice treat (and not junky).
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