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AM - 21.5 miles. Emigration Canyon long run. A group of us met at SHP and ran up to the canyon via 17th/19th and Sunnyside. I ran with MarkP and Chad on the way up. Both of the ran very strong - Mark turned at the firehouse, and Chad get pushing all the way up to the hairpin turn. He kept the pace really honest and I was impressed by how he ran this morning. 

When we hit the hairpin it was time for some downhill tempo. The whole point of this was to do some climbing and then beat up the quads a bit on the way back down. Tempo was 15K in 48:18 (5:11 / mile average). Its seems fast but it really isn't - its a lot of downhill. I'll call these MP miles but aerobically they aren't really even that challenging. Thank goodness for Garmin speed checks or else I would have probably run that too fast. I hit the 15K mark back near SHP and then ran back home from there at a relaxed pace. 

I'm icing down my legs as I type out this entry, and in a little while Andrea and I are headed up to Zermatt in Midway for the rest of the weekend. I plan to soak in hot tubs as much as possible over the next 36 hours!

Forgot to mention this earlier, but there was a dead bobcat on the side of the road about a mile up the canyon. Kinda cool to actually see a bobcat, but really sad that it got hit by a car.

PM - 3.5 miles easy along the golf course at Wasatch Mountain State Park during a break from hot tubbing and eating. 

Comments
From allie on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:10:59 from 75.148.144.153

a lot of downhill [bold; italics]...say hello to des news. it's oh so easy to go too fast down that canyon. way to keep it controlled. great tempo/long run combo.

enjoy the weekend. i'm doing the hot tub thing as well -- i won't leave until i get kicked out.

From Andrea on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:11:59 from 67.177.21.60

ALLIE UPDATE YOUR BLOG - WE CAN'T FIND YOUR RESULTS!!!! OR AT LEAST TELL US YOUR TIME!!

From Jake K on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:12:43 from 67.177.21.60

Yeah allie stop writing on my blog and at least send us a text and let us know how it went! :-) We can't find anything on their website!

From Jake K on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:14:26 from 67.177.21.60

But back on subject... I don't know how/why you guys run Des News. I say that everytime I run up and down that canyon! :-) It just seems so brutal. I guess that is the allure of it.

Hot tub weekend all over the country!

From allie on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:18:29 from 75.148.144.153

but it's so much more fun to comment than write a report...

andrea -- i sent you a text! two of them, actually. at 9:10 am. let me try again...

From Andrea on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:19:54 from 67.177.21.60

Oh, haha. Probably should've checked my phone, huh? Great job, by the way :o) :o)

From Dan Varga on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:38:18 from 174.27.226.24

Nice strong run! It's amazing with the right grade a 5:11 becomes aerobically easy. Too bad it comes with a different price to pay.

From Jake K on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 11:41:41 from 67.177.21.60

Sorry allie - I take back what I said - Andrea needs to learn to check her cell phone :-)

Yeah Dan - that's why I think its key on downhill runs to keep the pace in check and make sure you aren't tempted to really crush it... then hopefully you recover quicker. You learned that lesson on Mt Nebo, right? :-)

From Rachelle on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 12:19:59 from 66.7.127.115

Awesome run Jake! Have a blast in Midway. You two totally deserve a little break.

Allie? The suspense is killing me.....

From allie on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 12:31:31 from 75.148.144.153

rachelle: i finsihed in

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From Rachelle on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 13:44:16 from 66.7.127.115

Allie thats not very nice! I'm totally uninviting you to my next running party. ha!

I'm sure you did awesome.

From ACorn on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 13:46:09 from 24.2.76.146

Great tempo Jake! Enjoy your time up in Midway.

From allie on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 14:12:13 from 75.148.144.125

sorry, i couldn't resist. report is up now.

From Hamdog Alum on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 15:18:04 from 24.240.65.116

Nice week of running Jake! I can't wait to see how fast you run that 15K.

From MarkP on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 15:45:21 from 97.117.96.90

Great downhill pace. Did you stop and pick up the bobcat for your stuffed collection? Crazy.

From Cam on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 16:53:21 from 64.122.115.13

Jake = The people's champ

From scottkeate on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 18:49:24 from 71.199.4.146

Sounds like a great morning run. Best wishes to you as you prepare for next Sat.

From Jake K on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 19:26:25 from 209.180.86.253

Mark on the way back down a couple old people had gotten out of their car and were poking at it. I think they were debating taking it home and stuffing it :-)

From Chad Robinson on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 19:32:01 from 208.110.158.227

Thanks Jake for the fantastic run up - that really is a great run up. Nice job cruising the downhill and keeping within your limits. I eventually caught Emily and finish in with her in about 60 minutes.

From Adam RW on Sat, Mar 03, 2012 at 21:00:09 from 155.101.144.2

Sounds like I missed a lot of fun but the way I was feeling yesterday you wanted have wanted me there and I wouldn't have made it to the post office much less the hairpin. I agree that it is sad to have seen the bobcat under those circumstances but amazing to be reminded how close we live to the "real wild"...

From prlman on Sun, Mar 04, 2012 at 00:35:14 from 96.25.110.207

Good job yet again Jake you looked like you were on cruise control coming down VERY STRONG!!! way to exercise some restraint and run within your parameters ( i just wanted to use that word ha ha ) any way another great workout

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