Summit junkie!

4.5 on the TM. I wasn't able to get out this weekend, so I settled for a few runs on the TM. Not optimal, but necessary.

PM update** Weights at the gym for 45 min (chest, arms, delts, lats).

I wanted to get out for a trail run and I was near the BST by the zoo (also the Wire trailhead) so I decided to make a run up Wire in my Lone Peaks. The trail was wet, but not that muddy. About a mile up I noticed that my achilles tendons were getting tight and I could feel some tightness in my calf muscles as well, so I decided to turn around and just run on the BST. I ran to Red Butte Canyon where I stopped to take off one of my shirts. There was a misty rain, but it never got bad, but I was hotter than I expected.

On my way to Red Butte I passed a guy dressed in all black, wearing a black hat, sunglasses and a long black coat. He looked out of place and on the way back he was just sitting off the trail on some rocks staring at me. It kind of made the hair on my neck stand up. I looked back a few times, but he was just sitting there. On my way back I took a trail I had never been on before. Instead of turning down on the BST back to the car I stayed on the trail and went up the gully on the south side of Wire. The trail got pretty steep, so I turned around and ran back to the car. A few minutes after I got back it started to hail.

So far I really like the Lone Peaks. They are very comfortable and seem really incredible on the trails. I'll probably ease into them a bit until my tendons get used to the zero drop.

Bosho City Creek to Ave Twin Peaks with Jun and Dorsimus:

The weather could not have been better for a run up City Creek Canyon to the BST and up to the Ave Twin Peaks that overlook Salt Lake City. Jun was a machine today running all of the hills including the steep ones. I tried to keep Dors in my sights and although I was able to keep him close I never could catch up. We couldn't hang with Jun though. 

The views were incredible and we enjoyed being in shorts. When Dors and I were making our way to the first summit we saw Jun hiking for the first time on the very steepest section and then he reached the second peak before we made it to the first one. On peak #2 I downed some Gu chomps and then took off back down, as I had a work commitment I needed to get to. It didn't take Jun long to catch me and then we ran together for a few minutes until he powered up a steep hill leaving me in the dust.

It was a great day and I'm glad I was able to get out.

Lake Mountain run with Dragonvulture, Crockett, Seth Wold and MattVS:

We had a really fun morning on Lake Mountain. It was cold at the start (6:00 am) but we warmed up fast. We had a really good time just chatting away for the first mile and then DV and VS pushed the pace a bit and opened up a lead. After a while DV ran back down to us and then stayed with us the rest of the way up.

The road is snow covered for the last two miles, but there was a nice track all the way to the saddle. From there we had to slog up a few inches up to the summit. VS tagged the summit first with the rest of us a few minutes behind.  We got up there just in time to see one of the best sunrises of the year so far. DV and Crockett went down via the ridge trail and Seth and I went to find Matt and we saw him climbing the peak to the west (the high point). VS is a peak bagger at heart. I love it.

The run down was a lot of fun. I didn't want to go too fast because my hammies were a bit tight, so I took it easy until Seth and VS caught up and then we all ran together. We caught Crockett and DV just before the car and we all ran back together. It was the perfect way to start my morning.

Crazy busy day. I didn't get home until late, so I only had time for the TM. I started at an 8:45 pace and finished the last mile in 6:45. Sweat-fest!

Weights at the gym for an hour (Upper body/core). My wife has been coming to the gym to lift with me for the last few months and she has made a lot of progress.