There really is nothing better than running with a couple of friends on a nice rocky trail under the sunny sky. There's also nothing much worse than having to take part in the years debut of Craig's shorty shorts - I was just glad I didn't forget my sunglasses.
Today it was the BST Draper with Jun and Josh (jsh). If I had a nickle for every time Craig said "Today we're going to take it nice and easy" and then he doesn't, I'd have....well, not much, but at least a dollar. I was actually feeling tired as we started, but, as is seeming to be usual, felt better and better as the run went on. Craig led us out for the first 3 miles until we hit Corner Canyon, then we could all run next to each other up the road. Our speed wasn't terribly fast here, just a nice hill eating pace that got us to the top of the Ghost Falls trailhead at 45 minutes flat. Stopped there for a minute or two to stretch and eat a gel - we also found out that Josh had worked where Craig and I both work and had been there when we were! HA! I thought he looked familiar. :) Small world.
At this point my eyes sorely needed a rest from the shorty shorts, so I led out as we ran down the Ghost Falls trail. This trail is a blast to run down, made especially interesting today as there were several spots with a significant amount of mud...sketchy! I had one really close call, but luckily never went down. Josh said he usually runs up that trail and down the Canyon road, so we'll have to try that sometime.
Once we got back to the Corner Canyon road and connected back to the BST, I was starting to slow down, trying to find a little speed in the legs, but hadn't located it yet. Craig ran up next to me and said "remember how we are going to take it easy today? Umm, when is that going to happen?" I commented that I think it was happening right now, to which he responded by immediately taking up the lead and taking up the pace. Well that helped me find the gear I was looking for, and I was pretty much able to stick right with him for the remainder of the run. Once we hit the pavement I sprinted it out to the end. Great run. I was glad that we ran early enough in the day to miss all the crap that is coming through and still see some sunshine....or maybe that was just the glare from Craigs legs... 10.3 miles - 1:35:51 - 9:18 AP - 1600 vert
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