AM... 18.75 Mile long run (2:02:35, 6:32 pace). Drove up to Park City and basically did the PC marathon course--starting and finishing at the Kimball Junction Rec Center (minus the 3 mile loop over Hwy 40 and the section up to Deer Valley). I chose the route mostly because I wanted to run the 1/2 marathon course (the last 6 miles of the run) which I'm running next weekend. I borrowed Kyle's Garmin so knew exactly where I was on pace and mileage. The weather was absolutely perfect--mid 60's to low 70's, overcast and light rain. It came down a little harder up by Park City, but I couldn't have been happier for the rain and cooler temps. The first 3-4 miles I felt a little sluggish, but started feeling better as I crossed Highway 40 and approached the Rail Trail. Felt good from the rail trail up to Park City, and GREAT as I ran back down to Kimball Junction (but its downhill--you're supposed to feel good). The average pace was pretty quick, but the last 5-6 miles or so are also downhill and I got rolling pretty good at some points. Tried to just go off of feel, and had a couple miles dip into the mid 5:50's, but just wanted to do whatever my body felt like. I was very happy with this run, especially after how tired I felt during my Thursday workout. Was happy to get my mileage up to 60 this week without falling apart (there was only one minor concern early in the week), with all of the mileage coming in single runs with one day off. Will try to stay in the 60-65 range for one more week before jumping up to 70. | 