Run down Payson Canyon. I forgot my GPS watch!!! I felt lost and confused. Actually, it was a good thing because I didn't want to take it too hard, just wanted to run a couple of miles at marathon pace. That was hard to do in the first half because it was so very, very dark. I felt some strange sharp twinges behind my knees, like the bottom of the hamstrings, on various foot strikes down the hill. I could feel some tenderness in my knee but nothing sharp or painful. I stopped at Beer Can (nice name for a spot, eh?) which is 8 miles down at 56 flat, then ran back up to some runners. They drove me to the bottom where I ran up toward the canyon for .5 mile easy and back down .5 easy.
A good female runner I have run with a couple of times crossed paths with me today and it turns out we are targeting the same time at St. George, 3:10 for the first half (so actually slower than 3:10 because of negative splits).
Evening:
What the freak!!!! My ankle started hurting around 5:30 pm for no aparent reason. It is on the outside ankle bone area and hurts when I walk normally on it or even when I tiptoe on it. It is true pain, but not sharp, more like a tendon or muscle. I have been icing it and it seems to be calming down somewhat. I hope it feels better in the morning or I will be taking the day off.
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