We changed up our Provo Canyon run a bit this morning. We all wanted to go at least 16 miles. The mouth to Vivian is about 6 miles, so we started by running from the mouth the two miles down to Wil's Pit Stop and then back. Larry, Kent and Collin did 16. Wayne and I went 18 by adding one mile up South Fork and then back to Vivian. We thought we might get rained on but it held off and the weather was great for running. It rained pretty hard for a while not long after we got back. I was grateful we didn't have to run in it. Splits to Wil's and back: 9:27, 9:08, 9:42, 9:38 (all hanging together)
Up splits: 9:42, 9:27, 9:16, 9:29, 9:25, 9:07 (pulling away), 10:11 (South Fork), 9:51/mi (for 0.3)
Down splits: 7:47 (South Fork) , 8:21, 8:02, 8:05, 7:57, 7:36, 7:51/mi (for 0.9) We average 8:55/mi overall for 18.2 miles.
I told Wayne I was starting to feel pretty tired with a couple of miles to go. That's when I noticed that the pace had dropped to sub-8:00. I was pleased to realize that I was feeling tired because we were picking up the pace at the end of an 18-miler, not because I was bonking.
I'm very satisfied with the run. I enjoyed it, held a respectable pace, and finished feeling tired but pretty good.
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