Last night I slept better and got over 6 hours, but it didn't feel like enough. I sat in our hot tub last night and that was very relaxing and felt good on the legs. I'm so excited! My 12 year old daughter won her cross country race yesterday against the other two Junior High School's. There was 22 runners total for the 7 grade race. She ran the 1.5 mile race like a pro and finished with a 10:54 winning time. She had a very strong kick at the end I was so so proud of her. She didn't start out of the gate like a shotgun... she stay in third for probably the first half of the race then she made her move dipping into the 6 minute pace range (she was wearing a garmin) doing a sort of fartlek and just blew everyone away.
My run this morning I was still gleaming over my daughter's victory. I decided to run 5 miles uphill and then turn around and do a 4 mile tempo. But I did want the whole tempo to be downhill so I change my route turning around. Good so warmup going up Buckskin Rd Hill and American Rd Hill (8:13, 7:46, 744, 7:40, 7:38) then I turned around and warmed up to a faster pace 6:49. Tempo Start Mile 1: Downhill (5:44) Just staying controlled and focus and wasn't difficult Mile 2: Downhill/Flat (5:44). Funny I hit the exact pace which I wanted to try and maintain consistency. Mile 3: Flat (5:53). Wanted faster but I didn't want to look at my Garmin I wanted to run by feel. I could have picked it up if I wanted too. Mile 4: Flat (5:51). Same as last mile I could have picked it up, but I think running by feel is good training. Totals 10.4 miles at an overall 6:53 pace in1:11. Only run today because I'm already at 85 miles and I don't want to go over so much since St. George is approaching, Today I wouldn't have time for a second run anyway.
(Sacunony Tangent 3 - 322 Miles)
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