AM - Great morning! Temps were great, a little moon light and good company. Started off meeting the running club at Bloomington Park and drove up to the top of Snow Canyon. The club headed down the canyon and I headed up to meet Clyde and Aaron coming down the marathon course. Ended up meeting them about 4.5 -4.75 miles up the from the Snow Canyon entrance - just about freaked them out when I came across the road towards them. Ended up running a bit faster than I wanted when I turned around and came back down with them for the next 5 miles (5:45-6:00). I was hoping to hit 6:30 pace before starting tempo. Oh, well. It felt fine. Stopped and fertilized the desert, and then grabbed my drink before starting tempo. We we're all talking about taking it easy then all started off tempo fairly quick. Here's how it went down:
5:16, 5:19, 5:45 (Winchester Hill), 5:28, 5:29, 5:31, 5:29, 5:28, 5:26, 5:29
Really happy with how the workout went. Aerobically I felt great, hips and lower back bugged quick a bit again especially thought the steeper S curve area but ended up getting through it just fine. This might be my best workout yet on this portion of the course.
As for my week, I was shooting for 100 and didn't quit make it. However, I'm not too worried about it. I did what I could for my energy level and schedule. Excited about moving closer to the marathon.
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