Very nice weather today! 23 degrees, no wind, clear day! What a beautiful morning to run! I ran 5 miles uphill and 5 miles downhill up Pocatello City Creek on the back side where the Pocatello Marathon starts. From my house it takes me a little over a mile to get to the Pocatello City Creek area 10.3 miles at an overall 6:47 pace in 1:10. I ran the first 5 uphill around 7:15 pace and the last 5 miles at (6:43, 6:12, 6:01, 6:18, 6:22) downhill. I didn't push the pace downhill at all. This training that I've done for Salt Lake Marathon has been whatever I've felt like doing for the day. I've never done this leading into a marathon, and its going to be interesting to see what comes out of it. I've definitely put in the miles, but have I put enough quality miles in to benefit a good performance.
Evening: Ran 4.5 miles at a 6:56 pace in 31:30 minutes from my work to where my oldest daughter was playing her soccer game. The last two miles were uphill. That's all for today really nothing special about this run. My daughter tied in their soccer game.
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