Up Back/Down Front 4.69 miles/2,296 vert./1:04:13(40:38 up)/155 avg HR Garmin Data
Reasonably mellow run. Felt decent despite it feeling crazy hot this afternoon, but was holding back a lot since I want to be fresh for my Grays/Torreys run on Tuesday, as I am looking to nail one last high altitude run before I ease into my taper for Pikes on the 21st.
Was cruising relatively mellow on the descent and saw a few guys stopped at the Greenman/Saddle jct.. As I approached, the guy with a dog (Anthony I would later find out) took off running down the Saddle Rock trail. I was tempted to chase, but figured I would stick to my plan of going mellow, just maintain my pace and see what happened. I slowly crept up on him and his dog (he was slowing a bit to wait on the dog) and noticed he was running in Vibram 5 fingers which made the effort even more impressive. If he were in cushioned shoes and without the dog, I am sure he would have really given me a run for it, certainly faster than I was looking to go today.
Sierra
Sierra
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Saturday, 08/06/11 Boulder Creek Path
~7.5 miles/322 vert./~1 hour/8:09 pace/avg. HR 139 Garmin Data
Easy baby jogger run along the creek path. Met up with Emily and the dogs who were killing time in town while Dave was at a conference, so we walked together for a bit, stopped at the farmers market, then sat in the adjacent park for a while as the girls played on a blanket. I was enjoying the chat, but had to keep moving, as the clock is ticking on these runs. Continued up canyon and went about a half mile up after the path transitions to dirt. Was intending to go until the path ended as usual, but it was a bit too hot and exposed, so I turned around. I stopped in the shade a bunch of times to let the girls drink out of my bike bottle, which they really seem to like and is an efficient way to keep them hydrated (sometimes I bring along their sippy cups, but they just play with them and do not drink).
Easy baby jogger run along the creek path. Met up with Emily and the dogs who were killing time in town while Dave was at a conference, so we walked together for a bit, stopped at the farmers market, then sat in the adjacent park for a while as the girls played on a blanket. I was enjoying the chat, but had to keep moving, as the clock is ticking on these runs. Continued up canyon and went about a half mile up after the path transitions to dirt. Was intending to go until the path ended as usual, but it was a bit too hot and exposed, so I turned around. I stopped in the shade a bunch of times to let the girls drink out of my bike bottle, which they really seem to like and is an efficient way to keep them hydrated (sometimes I bring along their sippy cups, but they just play with them and do not drink).
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