Time: 3:27:12 Avg: 10:22 appr. calories burned=2337
First 20 miles run ever!!!!!!!Woke up at 5am. Ate a banana and took 2 ibuprofen. Scott and Lysa picked me up around 5:25 and we drove to the top of Millcreek. It was dark and cold. I was nervous when we first started running because I thought I might trip or step in a hole or something. I was a little hesitant. I could have sworn I saw something moving up ahead at one point early on and Lysa and I grabbed each other in fright because I thought it was a person coming towards us. It was just a stupid street sign. As it got lighter I could see the beauty around me much better. The little creek rushing next to us, the moon shining bright and lighting our way and the light from the sun was coming up behind us. The trees were so tall and beautiful. I love how narrow the canyon is at the very top. The road was moist from the rainfall. As it got lighter, I wanted this canyon run to last forever. Well, at least longer than 9.4 miles. That was my favorite part for sure. That beautiful canyon. Lysa and I talked the whole way down the canyon. I'm going to post splits since this was a very momentous run. When we got toward the bottom of the canyon the wind really started picking up.
Canyon run splits: 9:39, 9:01, 8:53, 9:30, 9:29, 9:52, 10, 10:14,10:26 We turned onto Wasatch for the next 5 miles headed toward the 7-11 at the bottom of Big Cottonwood Canyon. We decided to use our music for this part. It was very windy this whole portion of the run. We had a beautiful view of the valley in the beginning but then there was just a wall. It rained for a minute when we were coming to the gravel pit. I got to the 7-11 and bought a Gatorade and called my family to say "hi." Splits for Wasatch: Miles 10-15: 10:44,10:13, 10:44, 11:12, 10:11, 11:05 Next we went down toward the Old Mill and took a trail under 215 and went to Holladay. We ran on the blvd (I think, this is Lysa's territory) for a while and then down some really pretty streets with trees and gorgeous houses. On the blvd we saw a landscape waterfall thing and got our heads wet. That felt really good cause we were now running in the sun. We ended by Lysa's sisters house and she drove us home. So nice of her. She brought us ice water and fresh made fruit and veggie juice. Then took us to 7-11 and I got a BANANA/ROOTBEER SLURPEE! So good!
Miles 16-20 were hard: 10:31, 11:44, 11:08, 11:35, 11:04. Pretty slow, but I didn't want to push it. Saving it for the big day. Can't believe we ran 20 miles. Wahoo!!! TOU here we come!
Thanks for the entertaining stories Lys! Ended the day with a super yummy SMASHBURGER! I'll be good again now till after the marathon:) My legs are tired and I'm tired. So excited to sleep in and rest tomorrow.
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