I went out about 2 p.m. today. It was pretty warm but only about 80 degrees, not like Clyde's 100 degree weather down in St. George. Still, that was warm enough for me to put on the hat and shorty shorts for my run. I went up to 2nd Dam and back via canal trail. It was nice to be on the trail all by myself for a change, and the tree made for some ggod shade in spots. I felt great on my recovery run today going up the canyon and was averaging around 7:10 per mile. On the way back I slowed down alot because of my sore quads, and averaged just under 8 minute miles for a while until I loosed up somemore. It is funny because I usually run that run the opposite; 8:00s up and 7:00s down. I can run fine on the uphill, but give me a little downhill and I can really feel it. Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow, but I for sure won't be running any downhill tempo! Walked down the street on my cool down and stood in the canal by the credit union for about 10 minutes to ice my legs, it felt good. Not a bad run considering I could hardly run down the hill by my house yesterday. 1:16:17
(Hurricane-299 miles)
An interesting sidenote for me: I hit 1000 miles for the year the day before WBR, and last year I only ran 975 miles the whole year. The mileage alone gives me confidence that I can reach my goals, and I have had some good quality training as well. | 