Larry's still in Hawaii, and he usually coordinates our Saturday runs, so I just headed out solo this morning. My new Saucony Pro Grid Trigon 5 Guides arrived yesterday so I started by taking them out for a 1 mile test run. They felt good, but I didn't trust them enough for my first run in them to be a long run, so after a couple of laps around the neighborhood I swapped them for my tried and true Brooks Axiom 2's and headed toward Provo Canyon. I ended up running from my house up to Bridal Veil Falls and back. Once I got to the canyon trail I saw quite a few runners out. I had a bit of adversity on the way up the canyon. Let's just say I shouldn't have eaten a piece of my daughter's ice cream birthday cake last night (I don't tolerate ice cream well), I wish they could find a way to provide restrooms up there during the winter, and I'm glad I carried some paper with me this morning. The restrooms I tried were all locked, including the port-a-potty at Nunn's Park that I used just last Saturday. After interfacing with nature about 7 or 8 miles into the run I felt much better as I continued up the canyon. On the way back down the canyon I took an eGel, stopped at the fountain near Timpanogos Park for a good drink, then pushed on up into Orem and back home. I was planning on 14 miles, but with the shoe test drive mile, and running a little farther than planned, I ended up with 16 miles. My average pace was 9:08/mi for the 16 miles, with the last two miles being 8:21 and 8:10. It felt good to finish strong. The eGel must have kicked in. The extra miles put me at just over 50 miles for the week. That makes 45, 45, and 50 for the last three weeks. I'm encouraged. I'm feeling pretty good and the injuries seem to be staying away (knock on wood).
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