14 miles @ 9:00/mi. Home to Bridal Veil and back solo.
What an enjoyable run. I had to start at 5:30am because of an 8:30am commitment, but it was already mid-50's and starting to get light. I just ran cruising pace most of the run and enjoyed the beautiful world around me. I still managed to average about 9:30 pace up and about 8:30 back home.
I pushed a bit the 2 miles between Nunns and Timpanogos park. I knew it would make the last 4 miles harder, and it did, but I see it as just making the training that much more effective.
Up: 10:01, 9:15, 8:45, 9:30, 9:23, 10:20, 9:30
Back: 8:16, 7:16, 7:55, 8:35, 10:13, 9:17, 9:03, 8:04
The 7:16 and 7:55 were the 2 miles from Nunns to Timpanogos.
The 10:13 was the hill up from Wil's and the subsequent uphill back to the trail.
The final 8:04 included 0.5 @ 7:29/mi down 1600 N from 400 E to Main (Fast Half Mile).
I passed Scott Nelson coming up 1600 N as I went down. He's a local elite runner who is almost exactly my age so he is always in my age division and he beats me in any race we are both in. We are friendly and say hello when we see each other out running, but not much more. Today he asked something like "Almost done?" as we passed. I said, "Yes...14". He then said something like "You're looking good". It was a bit out of character from what I'm used to and surprised me. It was kind of him...and kind of made my day. The guy I dream of beating someday complimented my running! I'm just glad he saw me when I was running 7:30 pace and not 10:13.
I felt no pain during or after the run and recovered quickly. It's very encouraging.
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