Kurt, Kevin, and I ran from home up Provo Canyon and back. We ran most of it between 8:30/mi and 8:45/mi. We pushed one section on the way down the canyon for about 2.2 miles at an average pace of 7:02/mi. Running from the mouth to home last week I labored to run around a 9:00/mi pace. I vowed to do better this week. I ran the last three 1/2 mile sections at 6:55/mi, 7:13/mi, and 7:22/mi. I felt much better than the previous week. It took me a little over a week to get my legs back after the WBR, but less than two weeks. This is encouraging as my current plans are to run Top of Utah in 3:20 or better and then run St. George two weeks later and try to stay with Kerry and Larry as they try to qualify with a 3:35 or better. | 