3.75 miles speed walking in the AM with Twilight around Wheeler Farm. PM - decided that I needed to get some hill work in if I am going to survive TOU and St. George (and if I survive Park City next Saturday). Ran 4 miles up Millcreek Canyon (walked maybe 1/10 of each of the worst uphills - able to keep on trudging otherwise). Rested for a few minutes and then ran down those same 4 miles. I felt like I was in a race - people were applauding me on the uphills as I passed parking lots. The piriformis in the left hip bothered me a lot and I felt the left knee for about the second mile of the downhills. 1/4 mile cooldown. Splits: (comparing the same mile uphill and dowhill) Miles 1/8 13:28/8:57
Miles 2/7 13:06/8:59
Miles 3/6 12:39/8:52
Miles 4/5 13:26/8:59 Mile 8 was a struggle - the legs were definitely tired from all that uphill and downhill. Now I'm trying to decide on the rest of the week's schedule and Park City
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