I slept in this morning with the justification of getting plenty of sleep before next week’s race. By the way, I cannot believe the Salt Lake Marathon is one week from today; that is, time goes by fast when you are training hard and having fun!
In order to mentally prepare the race, I jogged over to the bus stop and took the bus downtown and the Trax up to the starting line at the University of Utah. The starting line is actually below the Olympic Legacy Bridge; therefore, I went to top of the bridge to do some stretching and to think about the race before running the first 14.3 miles of the course. I covered these miles at an easy pace (even stopping by the Salt Lake Running Company to pick up some packets of GU) and just enjoyed the beautiful spring day while taking in the sights and sounds along the course (e.g., taking note of road construction and identifying mental landmarks). Breaking off from the course at 6200 South and Highland Drive, I returned to home. In total, I was able to get in 19.2 miles with only mild tightness and soreness in my right hamstring.
For my non-running workout, I was able to complete my typical 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups. | 