Is a lazy run the same as an easy run? If so- we had an easy run day ;)
Kim R & I had a great run down Payson Canyon and around town. The official "Payson Canyon FOX Club" has begun downhill training. If you don't know what "fox" is referring to, see Tom's blog yesterday ;) Let's just say, we are Hot to Trot! (and we smell like fox's when we get home)
The down hill was great. My husband dropped us off at the hairpin turn just above Maple Dell (exactly 6 miles from my house). We took Toms BRILLIANT advice, and ran with small, shuffle strides at a controlled, slow pace- no show boating. After we got to the mouth of the canyon we ran the roads along the hill (above the canal trail) and then on the canal trail for a bit and then back the same way to the mouth of the canyon and back to my house. We sat for a minute and soaked our feet in the creek in my yard, checked out our splits and drank some Gatorade.
Life is good. If we are not too sore, we will repeat this again next week but with a bit more speed on the down hill. We'll have to see how it goes.
I am planning on swimming laps and water running this afternoon at my brothers cool pool.
Time 1:59:15, ave pace 13:10, best pace 5:40, Laps (the running ones :)10:32,10:56,11:05,12:05,????,11:31,8:58,10:10,10:40 (there was a really pitiful, lovely, walking lap before the 11:31) [these are not true splits- many are more than a mile and some are less- the 8:58 is only .6, the 10:32 is 3 miles, etc) We had a couple funky stops- some idiot left a fire at beer can flats and an adventuresome potty break in the woods. I need to press stop, these side trips ruin our ave pace.
-3.6 lbs from last friday! woo hoo! I was wondering when my FAT was going to surrender!!! (oops I said the "F" word... sorry ;) |