What a run! I have needed this type of run for a while. Dave, Wildbull, Hayden, Marcie, and me met at my parent's house at 5:00am. We then drove out to Utah Hill. We dropped off some water at the top of the hill and then drove down the backside going towards Mesquite. The first part of the run was 10 miles straight up. It had 2400 ft. elevation gain. It was gradual so we kept the pace slow and had good conversation. We stopped and got some water at the top and then gradually eased into picking up the pace. I wanted to hit the last 6 or so miles pretty hard so here are the splits after mile 13: 5:30, 5:12, 5:02, 5:01, 5:01, 5:06, and 5:05. It got really hot at about mile 15 but I worked my way through it and made it the whole 20.
I was very happy with this run. I haven't had a big workout in a long time. June has kind of been yucky training due to the hamstring issues, moving down to St. George, and finding a house. Everything is slowly settling down and falling into place so I am ready to rock and roll with the training. It was great running with everyone this morning. I made sure I ate some yummy waffles afterwards. It made the big workout worth it. | 