Most of our Wasatch team and Jeff met and went up to the start of the Ogden Marathon to run 13-18 miles depending on how we were feeling. I'll describe the run. Painful. Most of the run was into a pretty good head wind with hail blowing into our faces. I hope the weather is better next week for the striders half (for those of you running it). I was pretty happy with my run considering I never got into a groove and the weather wasn't co-operating. Chad and BG smoked it. Fisher and Shane had to take off around mile 9/10.
16 miles avg pace 8:04
Mile breakdown: 1- 8:01 2- 7:55 3- 7:34 4- 7:53 5-7:57 6- 7:47 7- 7:50
8- 7:53 (wind and hail starting)
9- 8:03 (wind hail blowing like crazy)
10- 8:04 (still going crazy)
11- 7:55
12- 8:21 (wind and hail beating me down losing sight of Chad and BG)
13- 8:40 (legs starting to freeze up alittle bit. wind and snow blowing like crazy still)
14- 8:21 (trying to pick it up - wanted to get up the big hill up past the north arm)
15- 8:30 (weather getting worse and Jeff and I are heading it back home. Made it up the hill)
16- 8:30 heading it home. wanted to hit 16 for the run - weather getting worse still. felt like I was being pushed sideways most of the miles..
Good run to have done. Go Swamp Donkeys! |