Happy Independence Day! On this Fourth of July, I was preparing for the marathon on the 24th of July by doing a serious downhill run. However, in order to run downhill, this entailed running six uphill to the Mt. Olympus Trailhead, which is basically at the top of 4500 South. On the way down I concentrated on pushing the pace, leaning forward, getting into a rhythmic breathing pattern, and relaxing my upper body. My first full mile downhill was at a 6:34 pace and was able to steadily decrease this pace over the next four miles to a 6:02 pace. Running downhill is really a skill and these pace times which are good, but not great, absolutely remind me that I still need to work on this area of my running. In addition, I completed three laps around the Big Cottonwood Park softball complex in order to practice the difficult transition from a long descent to flat terrain. The total distance of my run was 13.4 miles.
In regards to my non-running workout, I completed 200 sit-ups, 25 push-ups, and 10 metronomes. | 