I ran up Provo Canyon with Larry, Wayne, Kerry, Nathan, Ryan, and Ryan's wife. Most of us went from the mouth up to Vivian and back. Nathan and Wayne continued up South Fork for longer runs. We started out at about a 9:00/mi pace but it kept getting faster and faster as I tried to stay with Wayne, Kerry, Nathan, and Ryan. We averaged 8:33/mi for the first 4.76 miles. At that point I was curious how fast we were going so I reset the lap. The last 1.06 miles up to Vivian was at 7:34/mi. That may have been the fastest pace I've run on the up portion of this run. I ran with Kerry most of the way back. We averaged 8:10/mi for the 4.9 miles down to the fountain by Timpanogos Park. We met back up with Larry and Ryan and this point, and started running again as Ryan's wife went past. We averaged 7:57/mi for the last 0.87 miles. The weather was great and the companionship was even better. I really enjoyed the run. |