The weather was around 40 degrees. I ran our traditional Thursday run this morning, although I don't think I've run it for at least a couple of months now (since before St. George). This course starts with the short steep climb up Main Street followed by the long steep climb up 2000 North (about a mile). To illustrate the steepness up 2000 North, I averaged around 11:00/mi going up, and 6:35/mi going down. These hills are followed by rolling hills for a little less than a mile. I averaged 8:19/mi for this section. Next is a half mile downhill section. I averaged 6:42/mi here. The roughly two miles back in are mostly level. I averaged 8:20/mi for about a mile then dropped down to 7:54/mi for the last 0.9 miles. I averaged 8:26/mi overall for the 5.7 miles. I gave a good effort, but didn't push it real hard. My left knee and right hip are feeling a little better, but I don't want to risk injury. I just want to be able to run strong at the Painter's half marathon in January. | 