My son wanted to hike Mt. Timpanogos today, so we headed out around 8 a.m. and started hiking about 9 a.m. My legs were feeling pretty good. My head and body were feeling like I was 'out of gas' and a little fuzzy. My goals were to make the saddle before turning back, stay under 30 minutes per mile, and do a negative split. It was pretty hot today, so made sure I drank some water every 10 minutes and alternated gu on the hour with gatorade endurance and a beef jerky stick on the half hour. I made it to the saddle (6.28 miles) and was resting before my son came back from the top. He was a little ticked that I had made it so far - he though sure he would outdo me by a lot more than he did. I also called him out because two guys who came down from the top about 10 minutes before he did were so impressed that he had run the Park City Marathon the day before and then also was hiking Timp the next day. I got a bit ticked and told them that "he stole my marathon!". They were more impressed that an old lady like me did it than an 18 year old. Kevin was pretty embarrassed that I called his bluff - he didn't think he would get found out. (No one takes credit for Tarzan's runs). Nice blister on my big toe, but I am resting and relaxing and getting ready to head off tomorrow to Michigan. I think I will take tomorrow as a rest day and try and get one or two runs in while I am away on business.
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