Today I got up and ran before Kellie and the Heidi's went out, which was 5:00 am. I found that it is a lot easier to get up and go run at 5 when the weather is nice and the temps are some what warm. I hate getting up early and freezing to death. I had one hour to run so I knew that I could get in maybe 8 miles and still hold a good pace, but not run to fast, after having ran the 5k on Saturday I wanted to make sure and be some what careful. I ran 2 miles into Payson on Canal Rd and then turned around and ran back into Salem on Canal Rd and then past Woodland Hills Dr and then back home. This was a good out and back run, I plan on using this on my 8 mile tempo run, there are some small hills but for the most part it is flat. Average pace was 7:16, mile 7 was 6:46 and mile 8 was 6:54. Hiked in the mountains looking for deer and elk sheds! It was a lot of walking in a zig zag form, up and down and in a lot of snow at times. We didn't find any horns, I think that it is still a little early for the elk. We did see 2 bulls about 10 miles away in the spotting scope, I will keep an eye on them and hopefully we can get them?? Legs were a little tired from this morning, so I hope they are ok for some speed work in the morning?
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