Since the pool was going to be closed today, I decided to see how my legs would do on back to back days of running. Turns out they did well during the run but I have had some residual problems the remainder of the day. I ran up through the cemetery to 11th Ave, dropped off Emily Bates' check for winning the Law Day Run and then headed over to City Creek Canyon. I was feeling fairly well rested, and a little plump so I decided to see if I could run the first mile up city creek canyon at a relatively hard pace. I was shooting for 6:30 but ran 6:34, which is not bad since it is a difficult uphill mile. It felt pretty good overall. I ran easy back down the canyon, had a drink of water, then headed over to gravity hill where I decided another relatively hard mile was in order. This one finished just north of the capitol, in 5:36. Again, a respectable effort in my opinion all things considered. Then just an easy jog home over on 4th Ave. Was this a workout? No, really just an attempt at fat burning while working on good, sustained running form. Perhaps I was feeling a little spicy since Des News was this morning and I am on the sideline. The knee felt fine during the run but I have had several twinges of pain throughout the rest of the day--usually while walking up or down stairs. A strong reminder that it's too early to get all crazy with the running. Most likely back to the pool tomorrow morning. | 