Larry thought he might make it out this morning, but no luck. I decided to try out my new Saucony Tangents this morning in preparation for using them in the Provo City 5K on Saturday. I couldn't decide where I wanted to run, so I just ran 1/2 mile laps around my neighborhood. I ended up running 6 miles, avg. pace 9:00/mi. I threw in non-easy mile and ran mile 4 in 7:05. These Tangents aren't quite as comfortable as the Tangents they are replacing...my lucky shoes that I've worn in nearly every race I've run in the past 3 years...but I think they'll do.
I ended up running alone at noon as well. I started the Lake View route then remembered that I wanted to explore the 5K race route a little bit so I headed under the freeway at 920 South and over and up to the Provo Tabernacle. I ended up averaging 8:37/mi for 6.5 miles. The 5K starts at the Provo Tabernacle, heads south to the Provo Towne Centre mall, then returns to the tabernacle. The slight downgrade heading south will be great, but the upgrade the second half of the race will be a little challenging. I'm not sure what to expect from myself. I'd like to break 20 minutes (6:27/mi). I managed that pace at the Spectrum 10K a couple of weeks ago, but it had a lot of downhill and was at a lower elevation. I ran a 1/4 mile fartlek down part of 200 West today to test my speed and ran it in 1:31 (6:03/mi). That was after running 10+ miles today. This isn't a key race for me. I'll take it easy on Friday and then just go for it on Saturday and see what happens. Every race is an adventure!
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