6:00AM Morning run, low wind, temp. 43'
I must be weird, because I woke up 5 minutes before my alarm was going to ring not knowing what time it was and I remembered it was Saturday and I was going to go jog up Butterfield canyon for the 1st time this year and my mind and heart started racing because I was excited for the run. I looked at my clock and it said 5 minutes tell it was time to go and I was glad because I didn't have to calm back down and try to go back to sleep.
I headed toward the canyon and there was a road block on my usual way to get to the canyon and I didn't have much time to spare to get in the 8 mile planned jog and be back to my sons soccer game. I made a detour and luckily it only took about 5 extra minutes.
I was feeling good and feeling a little behind on time and I was excited to do the canyon run for the 1st time this year so I took off and ran at marathon pace and it felt great. I parked in the middle of my run and ran 2 miles down then 4 up and 2 down to end where I started.
Mile 1 - 7:18 overall slightly down hill with a 1st qtr mile steep up hill
Mile 2 - 6:17 down hill
Mile 3 - 7:52 up hill
Mile 4 - 7:42 overall slightly up hill with last qtr mile steep down.
Mile 5 - 8:07 up hill
Mile 6 - 8:10 up hill
Mile 7 - 6:28 down hill
Mile 8 - 6:24 down hill
Time 58:40 mile avg - 7:18
I just made it home in time to get some breakfast, a shower, and out the door to soccer. | 