What a great run...although it felt more like a series of runs. I started running from the mouth of Provo Canyon at 5:30am with Larry and Wayne. A little over 2.5 miles into it I turned back so I could meet the guys at the mouth of the canyon for our 2Slow2Win2Dumb2Quit team run. I stopped at the Timpanogos Park restrooms on the way back for a much needed bathroom stop. When I got to the parking lot the last members of the group were just arriving. I hope I don't forget anyone, but the runners included Kerry, Greg, Dan, Deeks, Will, Scott, and Tim. We all ran together to begin with and I got a chance to talk with most everyone for at least a little bit. It was nice talking with everyone.
We all had different goal distances for the run. One turned back at 3 miles, four at Bridal Veil Falls, one at 4 miles, and Dan and I went on to Vivian Park. As Dan and I ran back to the mouth we ran into Larry, and then Kevin. After reaching the parking lot I turned back and ran back to find Larry and Kevin. I met them at the fountain at Timpanogos Park and ran back to the parking lot with them. Winder Dairy had a truck there giving out free samples of their new milk chocolate recovery drink. It was cold and tasted very good and seemed to have a lot of good recovery stuff in it. My goal today was about 18 miles and about 3 hours. I ran 18.75 miles in 3:02:01. The average pace was 9:42/mi. It wasn't fast, but fast was not my goal. This puts me over 50 miles for the week...another step up in my training. I'm still feeling some pain in my heel, and my hip got a little sore in the latter miles, but overall I'm feeling pretty good and am still optimistic about being ready (enough) for the Squaw Peak 50.
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