Ran the Utah Hill loop out off the Bloomington Loop this morning with Dave, Steve, and Wildbull. We kept it nice and relaxed through the first loop and really did well going up the monster hill. It is a real lung burner. Those 3 just did the 14 mile loop with me and then I refueled and went back out for another 8 miles. We saw a little coyote that seemed to be struggling. We think it got away from its mother. I had some extra Powerade but I couldn't catch him fast enough. It started to get really warm but I had a nice little breeze that cooled me off. I was going to go longer but did not have enough time. I loved the New Balance 101 shoes I got yesterday. They are really light and helped a ton. I once again hydrated well throughout the run and felt pretty strong. I averaged 7:30/mile. I was happy to see this considering all of the fun hills.
This is probably one of the best weeks running I have had in a while. I will get up to a 30 mile run for my 50k. It should be fun. | 