Run Maynard, Run!

Not the best race...

The whole trip was a bittersweet one. On the one hand I was able to see a lot of friends. On the other, none of my kids made the trip with me this year.   I did, however, get to have dinner Saturday night with my oldest and youngest daughters.


The plan was to run a 3:55 marathon with Smooth and Kathie—and we were on track up through mile 15. I had to water a sage brush and found myself a lone man amongst thousands for the remainder of the race… I did catch up to my brother two or three times.

From 18 on I was walking quite a bit, but I saw that writing on the wall back at the top of Veyo. My legs ached and I could feel the lack of recovery in each step. I don’t know that the lack of recovery was the time—only two weeks between St. George and TOU—but rather a crappy diet. With my kitchen now just a hole in the back of my house, I’ve been eating very poorly—even more so than my normal single male really crappy diet.


Looking at my splits, the race really wasn’t a complete and utter disaster—even though it feels like it. Only 10 of the miles were over 10 minutes.

Other than the fatigue and the aches, I really felt good throughout the run. It was about an hour after I finished that I realized I was dehydrated. Or something.

2.0 miles / 20:00 / 10:00 A.P. / Treadmill

Just a couple of miles to take the edge off before daughter #2's boyfriend comes over to have a chat.  Felt pretty good--no residual aches from St. George.  Planning on 10 to 12 trail miles tomorrow, weather and kids permitting.

You know, I'm just really sick and tired of all the road construction going on.  The I-15 Core Project has my street and many in the vicinity all mucked up and frequently un-runnable.  When is this supposed to be done?

7.92 miles / 2:05:27 / 15:50 A.P. / Bear Canyon/Pine Hollow trails, American Fork Canyon

I think I'm in love...

The loop begins and ends at my parent's cabin at Mutual Dell.  Going up Bear Canyon first gets the worst of the uphill out of the way early--2000 feet of elevation gain in 2 miles.  From there to the finish it's almost heaven.  The trail takes you through Julie Andrews Meadow, down near the Timpooneke campground, up by Salamander Flats and then down Pine Hollow.  At about mile 5.5 there's the option to take another trail that would add, maybe, another two miles and a nice short climb.  If we could just get rid of the road, the cars, and especially the motorcycles on the trail itself, this run really would be heaven!  Yea verily!

The last mile-plus my quads and calves were whining a bit, but I thoroughly enjoyed this run and look forward to doing it again and again!

4 miles in the Five-Fingers and then 4 miles in the Kinvaras.

Tonight, seriously, was one of those nights that, given the time, I probably could have run forever.  Maybe not in the Five-Fingers, but in the Kinvaras--maybe.  I just felt SO good.

I could feel towards the end of the 4 Five-Finger miles that my calves and feet were really getting a good workout--tomorrow I think I'll be a bit sore.

AHHH!  I want to put on my shoes and run some more!