Summit junkie!

I had a crazy busy weekend with birthday and family parties, so I wasn't able to run much at all. I did find time to get in 6 on the TM. I felt like crap most of the run. Maybe it was the 4K cals I consumed yesterday. Oh well. This has to be a big mileage week for me.

Monday = Weights at the gym. Lifted for an hour (upper body/core) with my gym homies. The gym didn't stink, it wasn't crowded, and nobody in sweats was over-excited.

TM run after the kids went to bed. I had a killer stitch in my side for the first mile. Worst! It finally went away, but I never really got into a good groove. I am not a fan of the TM.

Sweet run today with Jun and Dorsimus on the BST in Draper. This is just what I needed. Last night I was miserable on the TM so I knew I wanted to get out with the boys today. The weather was fantastic and the trail was in really good shape. We started at the Red Rock trailhead and went up to Ghost Falls to Corner Canyon. I actually hung with the speed goats today, although they were both running on tired legs.

We took a break at the Ghost Falls trailhead and then had a fun run 1.5 miles back down to the BST. Dors said we did the 1.5 in 9:00 min. It was the best part of the run for me. On the way back Jun pushed the pace and slowly put a lead on us. I tried to hang the last mile, but I had lost my steam. I think I finished about 2 min behind them.

AP: Just over 9:00. 1400 elevation gain.

With Jun, Dorsimus and JSH on Stansbury Island. I wanted to get my long training run for the month in and found a really cool loop on Stansbury that I thought would be fun. Jun agreed and Dorsimus and JSH were in as well. It was a great group and we had a blast!

With the forecast for snow and rain I wasn't sure what to expect, but we had no rain or snow, a fair amount of sun and it would have been perfect without the wind that blasted us at times, but wasn't bad overall.

We did 3 10 mile loops that took us from the west side of the island to the ridge top, to the south end of the island and then back. The trail is pretty rocky in places and fairly technical. The views are absolutely amazing out there. Dorsimus did a great job explaining the trail and Jun has some excellent pics of the day, so check out their trip reports.

I felt really good on lap one, but struggled with some stomach issues on lap two. Luckily they only lasted about 3 miles. Lap 3 I had a nasty fall at mile 23. I was checking out the sweet views and my foot caught a rock and sent me face first off the trail, nearly missing a sharp rock. My handheld bottle flew out of my hand and almost went off a cliff. I tweaked my angle and banged my knee, but it wasn't serious.

I was running by myself for most of laps 2-3 because the other guys were faster. I wasn't feeling strong today, but on a positive note nothing really hurt all that much and at the finish I was still feeling quite good considering we just did 30.

This is an amazing trail and it was really nice being able to use the car as an aid station every 10 miles. I'll definitely be back to run it again. If you like Antelope Island you will love Stansbury.

3350 vert

This morning I did the Salt Lake Running free 5K with my two girls (Emma 13 and Amelia 11). We had a really fun time. This would be their first race and both of them can't wait for the next one. After running 30 miles yesterday I wasn't sure how I would feel out there, but surprisingly my legs felt great. They are a touch sore, but I didn't even notice it while running.

We got there and signed in, got our free shirts, which are actually pretty nice for free and then hung out with Jun and MattV until the raffle. I won another tech shirt and so did Amelia. After the raffle we went outside in the cold for a few min and then to the start.

I was so proud of my girls. Emma had two goals: Not come in last place and run the whole way. She accomplished both. Amelia had to stop and walk a bit, but eventually she caught back up to Emma and they finished within seconds of each other in just over 36 min. Then we hung out with Jun and Matt for a bit. The race was very fun and you can't get any better for free. My girls keep asking me when the next race is. I'll post up some pics later.