Scared of the snow and rain I decided to hit spin class this morning, and put off the run. Took it easy on class, no big pushes, just enough to wake my legs up :) Plus, it was the 90 minute class that is only once a month - can't pass that up! Did the run in the nice sun and a cool breeze in the afternoon. We had a family dinner in West Jordan so I ran from Butterfield Canyon (almost home) down Bacchus to New Bingham Hwy, down to Copper Hills HS then north on Grizzly Way to my in-laws. If you've ever driven past the dump on Bacchus you know that it is in the bottom of a HUGE dip - the hill coming out of the dump was a killler! I didn't care the pace, the goal was just to NOT walk. It consequently made that mile very slow :) Had a water stop at mile 5, and an EMERGENCY potty stop at Arctic Circle - the first building I encountered - at mile 7. One nice thing about running on Bacchus is that I love the looks you get from drivers...you are out in the middle of NO WHERE! It's the 'where did you come from and how long are you running till you get there?' look. Helps put some energy in my step :) Bad part: NO bathrooms or anything (even bushes!) - this was a serious issue, I'm honestly feeling good about the SLC 1/2 and I know I can make the mileage now (w/out pain and killing myself) - but ONLY if I have a pair of depends on!! :) AP: 9:16, splits: 9:02, 8:48, 9:41, 10:14 (Hill of DEATH!), 9:23, 8:57, 8:45, 9:02, 9:19, 9:26 Not to shabby! It's nice to have a downhill run to help the pace out. I honestly felt best during the 8:45 (mile 6-7) and the last 9:26 mile. Interesting to have the paces so different, but I really think it was the downhill that made the difference. I was just happy to finish and still feel good!!!
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