Last big workout before next week. I had my wife and mother in-law drop me off at the Box Elder/Cache county line up Sardine canyon. My weakness this year is downhill and I figured I would do the same run as I did the week before STG marathon last year to get some more training in. I went to bed with a headache and woke up about an hour later than I wanted to (7:40) with the same headache. I ate a granola bar made up a drink and got up the canyon and started by 8:30am. Last year I got snowed on most of the run, but the weather was warm today. I started off slower on probably the fastest mile of the run, so I could get the legs warmed up and moving. I goal for this run was to some some good fast downhill without pushing too hard, and to focus on running form. Here is the mileage breakdown: | 6:26 | Fastest mile but warming up
| | 5:49 | Downhill | | 5:53 | Downhill | | 6:47 | Slap in the face uphill climbing out of Mantia
| | 5:56 | Downhill and drink
| | 5:51 | Downhill and decided to carry drink for the rest of run
| | 6:34 | Uphill and off road at mouth of canyon
| | 5:53 | Last downhill mile out of canyon
| | 6:34 | Uphill on hwy 89
| | 6:52 | Long uphill though road construction
| 6:18
| Start down and .7 miles up to my in-laws
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I was happy with this run and my efforts. I covered some good up and down in this run and ended with a 1:15:31 (6:18 per mile ave.). Last year I did the same run in 1:13:49, but I pushed it a bit harder at the end and made it more of a tempo during the run, and I didn't have my Garmin. It last least gives me something to compare to last year. Now I just need to get over my cold so I can breathe normal and I should be fine.
(Kayano- 318.5 miles)
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