went to the demolition derby and mini car races at the Iron county fair last night. it is pretty entertaining. my brother Ty took second in the mini car race. we got back home ater 11:00pm. i watched the recorded olympic marathon until about 1:00AM marathon times were pretty amazing considering the heat and humidity. slept in til 7:30 am then got up to go on a long run, although i really didn'nt feel like it. after about 100M i was ready to turn around and go back home, but i didn't. ran up cedar canyon 7 miles and just beat the 8:00 guy up the canyon. i didn't want to run as fast as usual back down so i settled into a comfortable pace. the next 6 miles were as follows: 1 6:12 2 6:09 3 6:06 took 2 GU during the run. they don't cause issues. 4 6:16 5 6:20 6 6:18 total time for 13:75miles was 141:21 Ave 7:22pace it was starting to get warm. thankgoodness for the backpack hydration system. i don't mind taking it on these longer runs, i usually take--Cell phone, money, TP,Gu,water) |