Helen

Easy run along the rail trail to Highway 248 and back.

Since we've moved, Alison and I ran the reverse of our typical Lost Prospector loop.  We did it in the same time as usual (1 hour 10 minutes) but it was mostly all uphill and the first 25 minutes was ALL uphill.  Luckily the 1.5 miles home along the Rail Trail was now downhill.  I can't believe how the weather changed so quickly.  We ran in 43 degreee weather on wet trails surrounded by red and orange leaves...

Ran 8 x 400 at a pace of 7:08 (approximately 2 miles).  The balance of the running was 1/2 done at a 10 minute mile pace and the other 1/2, walking briskly.  Speed workouts kick my butt.

Ran 3 miles on the road and 5 miles on trails in Round Valley w/ Alison.  Fell twice.  Saw two moose.  My feet were killing me by the end.  I think my trail runners are too snug.  I can't seem to loosen the laces enough! 

Ran a portion of the mid-mountain trail with Alison. 

Ran a loop through Park Meadows w/ Alison

Reverse loop of yesterday's in Park Meadows w/ Alison

Lost Prospector loop w/ Alison

Ran along the rail trail, up to Deer Valley, and back with Alison.  As usual, we both rode our cruisers to our meeting point and by that time, we were ice cubes.  We left all of our layers on the for the run and about 10 minutes in, we were shedding most of them.  Gorgeous morning....I think it was a full moon last night.  We finished in about 55 minutes, averaging about 10 minute miles which is fine given that we couldn't feel our legs from spin class yesterday and it was a slight incline the whole way to Deer Valley.   

Road run loop with Alison in Park Meadows.  It just keeps getting darker and darker out these days.  Our mornings of trail runs are long gone, which is a good thing considering I would fall and trip in broad daylight (I can't imagine what it would be like w/ a headlamp taking a leap of faith).  Once again we wore way too many layers.  The run took us 47 minutes. 

Ran with Alison out and back past Old Ranch Road.  The run out there was great, but we faced a powerful and miserable headwind on the way home that made us feel like we were running in place.  It was another gorgeous day in Park City...