I ran part of the water tank hills route with Larry, Wayne and Kent this morning. I ran the 1.2 miles to the base of the first hill then walked up the hills while they ran then rejoined them on their way down. Walking the hills alone in the early morning was nice. I enjoyed viewing the cloud-covered mountain peaks, the beautiful valley and lake, the unusually verdant (nice word, huh? - I think it means green) hillsides, and the colorful wildflowers. On the way back I stopped to fix my shoe. As I sped up to catch up I decided to just keep going. I didn't push hard, but just tried to run efficiently and keep my momentum focused forward on the comfortable downhill from the old WordPerfect buildings down to Main Street. I was pleased to see I averaged 7:25/mi for that mile. I can tell my legs aren't quite 100% yet, but I felt no lingering aches or pains from Saturday's marathon. I don't plan to run tomorrow or on Friday before my first leg around 7:00pm. I'm confident that I'll be able to run at least the first two legs fairly well. The real test will be my third leg, the long gradual uphill around noon on Saturday...but then the third leg is always an adventure. I'm looking forward to the relay!
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