Since blog authorship has proven successful for me, I'll do a real post.
I signed up for a half marathon run on Oct 31 from above Aspen Grove (near Sundance) into Provo. I'm kind of excited about it. It will give me an idea of what I can do on the real run on Jan 30, except that it is all downhill. There are only about 500 people signed up so far, so I should finish within the first 500.
I ran part way up and down Provo canyon this morning for a training run. I had to keep going until it was light enough to read the mile posts, so I went a little further than intended. I also had quite a scare as I heard some loud rustling noises above me in the dark. You should have seen how fast I ran then. After about half a mile, I stopped looking over my shoulder and relaxed down to a slower pace.
All told, I went up 7.3 miles and back. 14.6 miles in 134 minutes for an average pace of 9:10 per mile. I don't think my legs have ever felt so rubbery, but I was pleased.
Stephen, that's a fantastic run, impressive that you could run uphill that far and at that speed. Your legs will complain today but that is what they are supposed to do. Congratulations.
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So funny! I can see Stephen's face as he's casually jogging along and then all of a sudden hears a russle in the bushes. I'm laughing cause I know how far he jumped when a little lap dog tried to attack him in Eagar!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Great run...only wish I was remotely close to being able to put one out like that.
Nice run Stephen, sounds like you were ready to beat us in the marathon.... Wow, I remember trying to chase you when I was a youngster and that feeling is coming back!
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