Hangin' Loose

Got up and joined some friends up at Park City for a nice run of some of the PC marathon course.  Was a bit chilly at first and 2 of the guys ran a slower pace so just ran a nice easy pace.  It was good to see the hill at deer valley and another mean one just outside of PC.  Had several walk breaks and such.  Total time 3:15  no clue of the pace.  But it was a great time meeting up with some friends and seeing the race course.

Bought some new shoes and felt good in them.  Noticed I was running a bit faster on my first mile and still felt good 7:29.  Started the uphill and wanted to see how well I could maintain my pace.  Hit a 7:20 for that mile.  Hit the next mile even faster at 6:50 and last 6:25 for the .25  Start feeling a blister from the new shoes and called it a good run.

Ran a recovery run for 6 miles.   Total time 53 mins.  No problems with the blister so all good.

Just getting in another day of running.  Hoping to hit 6 days this week.  Took 44:38 for this run.  Felt pretty good besides the heat of 80+

Not sure of the time on this run.  But is started later around 8:45.  It was nice and cool with a breeze.  The watch had issues so I ran without it.  It felt like a good tempo run.  And the hilly portions didnt slow me down much.  Tried lifting my knees more on the hills and it really helped to keep going nice and smooth.  And seemed to easily keep a faster pace the whole run.  I feel really ready for my race on Sat. in Bryce Canyon.  Heading down tomorrow morning and taking the day to rest up for the race.  This will be my highest week of running yet for sure.

Rest day. 

Was my 2nd time running this race.  And was my PR last time I did it at 1:42:35.  So I have been looking forward to coming back and doing this one again to beat my time.  I also went and ran this with my father and this would be his first half.  The temp was great for this starting out at 56 and at the end was 70.  So just perfect conditions.  It started at 6am so everything was going great.  Was shooting for a 6:50 to 7:10 pace but hoping for a 7.

Mile 1 6:58

Mile 2 7:03

Mile 3 6:23

Mile 4 6:34

Mile 5 6:42

Mile 6 6:40

Mile 7 6:52

Mile 8 7:02

Mile 9 8:01  Had to slow down to eat a shot blok.  No gatorade at the aid station.

Mile 10 7:12

Mile 11 7:11

Mile 12 7:27 Mean hill by the end kicking my butt.

Mile 13 7:08

Mile 13.1  Total time 1:31:41

Was a great run and a PR of almost 11 mins WOOT WOOT