We met at 7:00am to run up Provo Canyon to Vivian Park and back. I rode to the canyon with Larry, Wayne, and Ozzie (Larry's dog). We ended up with half of the relay team showing up, twice as many as the last team run. Cory, Greg, Ryan, Will, and I were there at the start. Scott was a little late and caught up with Larry, Wayne, and me a few miles up the canyon. Cory, Greg, Ryan, and Will had pushed on ahead. My watch registered 5.8 miles up, at an average pace of 8:55/mi. Greg started back from Vivian before the rest of us because he had a birthday party to get to. Once the rest of us were ready we headed out. I had joked about catching Greg, so Larry told me I'd better get moving. I had wanted to push the pace a little on the way back so I picked it up. Cory, Ryan, and Will came with me. I ran two miles at 7:23/mi, then three miles at 7:15/mi, and finally the last 1/2 mile at 6:39/mi. I ran most of the latter miles with Ryan. He seemed to be running at that pace with very little effort. I had a time of 1:32:42 overall for 11.46 miles, an average pace of 8:05/mi. I felt like everyone ran pretty strong. We've got a great relay team. More importantly, I've got a great bunch of running buddies. I really enjoyed the run. I wore my knee support as a safety precaution, and my knee hurt a little, but it didn't affect my running too much. I came home and soaked my legs in ice cold water and I feel pretty good. I plan to take it really easy this final week before Boston. I also got a bit of a blister on my left foot, same place as on both feet during the 20 miler last week. I may change my mind and wear my older Wave Rider 9 shoes at Boston instead of the new Wave Rider 10 shoes I was planning to wear. The old ones still have some good miles left in them, and I've never had blister problems with them.
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