A.M. - 15 mile run on the same route that I did 3 weeks ago. Its basically my standard 12-mile Little Cottonwood Road / Wasatch Blvd course with an extension down 9800 South all the way to Sego Lily Drive, then to the top of Sego Lily, and through the neighborhood roads to get the 15. I was happy with this run. It was probably my best outside run to-date this year. Finished in just under 1:33 with 6:10 ave/mi pace. Mile 2 was the slowest (6:50 up 10000 So) and the stretch between 5 and 12 was pretty solid (albeit mostly down hill): 6:05, 5:41, 6:05 (up Wasatch to 9400), 5:59, 5:41, 5:30, 5:32 (down 9800), 6:09 (start of climb up Sego Lily). Miles 13 and 14 were definitely the toughest. Was wishing I had some water and a Gu by that point. Was a beautiful morning today. Shorts and turtleneck, but could have done without the turtleneck. I'm still really liking the Pure Flows, but the outsole, especially the mid-foot outer edge of the left side (where I strike) is already starting to wear through. These things don't even have 50 miles on them! Runner's World touted durability as a strong point. This is a common problem with all of my outside shoes (not the ones I use exclusively for the treadmill). I think its just due to biomechanics of how I run and the fact that I often running on chambered roads. Though I try to be careful about mixing up the sides of the road that I run on. Next week is Moab 1/2. I'm not expecting much since I've never run better than like a 1:17:50 on that course. Its the truest course I run all year. I'll be fun to finally do a race. I need to do some work from home today, but I'm really tempted to take the Cervelo out for a spin this afternoon. We'll see how the day goes. P.M. - 40 mile bike ride along Wasatch Blvd and foothill up Emigration Canyon. I wanted to scope-out where Rob, Fritz, and Walter did their long run today! = ) I didn't make it up as far as they did though. One thing's for sure, I'm definitely not in bike shape right now. The last 10 miles were brutal. The big hills on Wasatch were humbling. I've only been getting out on the bike an average of once a month lately, so what can I expect, right? I've got a lot to do to get ready for the 2-day MS ride in June.
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