Larry, Wayne, Kevin and I began our morning run by bravely running into the wind as we headed towards Provo Canyon. Kevin and Larry aren't training for a spring marathon, so they weren't going as far as Wayne and me and they turned back as we continued on. Wayne and I ended up running out 7.5 miles, from my neighborhood to a little past Bridal Veil Falls, and then back for a total of 15 miles. I ran a warm up mile solo around the block before we started so I ended up with 16 miles. After battling the wind and uphill, it was nice to turn around and head down the canyon with a tail wind. We got in a couple of miles around 8:15 pace and one down around 8:00. The climb up 800 N slowed us down, but we managed to run the last mile in 8:09. We averaged 8:55/mi overall for the 15 miles. For a long "slow" run, we both felt like we worked pretty hard and felt good about our efforts and the results. I was surprised how quickly I recovered from the run. My legs felt strong and I had no lingering pains (knock on wood). Our plans are to run from my neighborhood to Vivian Park and back (17.5 miles) next Saturday, and from the mouth of the canyon to Trefoil and back (20 miles) in two weeks.
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