Sometimes it's too nice of a morning to stop at 10 miles.
So I've been following a training schedule to get ready to run the Layton/Syracuse half marathon at the end of August. I've been trying to stick with it and not over train and do too much too quick like I have in the past. I was supposed to run a slow 10 miles (the longest I had run up to this point was just over 9). When I got out there it was such a perfect day and I was loving running on the Rio Grande trail so much that I just decided to pass the mental barrier of having completed a half marathon while I felt so good.
Some days (very few in my case) you feel like you can just run forever. This was one of those days. I had some light pain on the outside of my knees the rest of the day and I looked like an old man whenever I had to go up or down the stairs but woke up the next day feeling great.
I highly recommend the Rio Grande trail for any of you North Davis County Folks. It provides a variety of scenery from farmers fields to well manicured back yards, to wonderful trees that provide a break from the sun. It's my new go-to long run course whether I do an out and back or talk my wonderful wife into driving south to pick me up.
On a side not, I changed my registration that day for the Deseret News 24th run from the 10k to the Half Marathon. I'm very excited to complete my first Half Marathon Race.
Some days (very few in my case) you feel like you can just run forever. This was one of those days. I had some light pain on the outside of my knees the rest of the day and I looked like an old man whenever I had to go up or down the stairs but woke up the next day feeling great.
I highly recommend the Rio Grande trail for any of you North Davis County Folks. It provides a variety of scenery from farmers fields to well manicured back yards, to wonderful trees that provide a break from the sun. It's my new go-to long run course whether I do an out and back or talk my wonderful wife into driving south to pick me up.
On a side not, I changed my registration that day for the Deseret News 24th run from the 10k to the Half Marathon. I'm very excited to complete my first Half Marathon Race.
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