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Ran a short 4.08 miles in 34:12 for an average pace of 8:23/mile.

Hill route in 47:49 or 8:40/mile.  Miles ranged from 7:12 to 10:06 depending on difficulty.

We have a new paved running trail that I tried this morning.  It is very nice and wide with markers every quarter of a mile, but part of it isn't yet finished.  Ran into a strong wind going up and then the wind seemed to die down coming back.  Wasn't trying to push it too hard today.  Overall, I ran 6.12 miles in 58:13 for an average pace of 9:31/mile.

Today I went the other direction along the Murdock canal trail and was impressed again.  I saw one water stop, but more would be nicer.  The trail goes along the base of the Mount Timpanogos foothills, but overall, it seems pretty flat.  It took 1:46:14 to run 12.11 miles or 8:46/mile.  Temperature ranged from 65 to 72 degrees, which was very tolerable.

Ran Skyline drive route today, which has a very steep climb and then a long downhill section.  Wind was strong going towards the canyon.  End result was 7.91 miles in 1:08:53 for an average pace of 8:42/mile.  Individual mile paces were all over the place:  9:34, 10:14, 7:17, 8:14, 8:40, 9:00, 8:26, and 8:12.

Up to the mouth of the canyon and back.  Heavy winds as usual.  6.2 miles in 54:01 or 8:43/mile.

Ran the Murdock trail to the north, which turns out to be pretty flat.  Managed to increase my speeds each mile with 9:42, 8:26, 8:20, 8:09, 8:00, and 7:56 for an overall average of 8:24/mile or 52:43 for 6.28 miles.

I've started doing some long, bounding, inefficient strides during my first mile to warm up.  It is pitch black, so I don't think anyone sees me to laugh at me.

Persuaded Ben to run up the canyon with me today.  I was pulling him the whole time.  But then he left me in the dust for the last mile.  He just doesn't have as much experience managing his energy as I do.

Ran 10.72 miles in 1:35:24 for an average pace of 8:54

Sluggish after so much time off but at least I got out for a little run this morning.  4.62 miles in 39:32 for an average pace of 8:33/mile.

Not sure of exact distance or time because it was a new route and my GPS was dead this morning.  My estimate is six miles in 51 minutes.  Lots of hills.

I'd say I had a good run this morning.  5.47 in 45:52 for an average of 8:23/mile.  These were my splits (8:57, 8:21, 8:27 (all uphill against the wind), 8:20, 7:59 (mostly downhill), and 8:06.

Flat run on the Murdock Canal Trail.  Didn't see anyone for the first 5 miles.  Then I saw two bikers and later a runner.  I suppose that most people prefer to exercise in the daylight.

Had a decent run, but started out slowly.  7.28 miles in 1:02:41 for an average pace of 8:37/mile.  Splits were 9:55, 8:42, 8:36, 8:42, 8:24, 8:17, 7:59, and 7:31.

Ran 10 miles, mostly in the dark.  But this time it was in the evening dark rather than the morning dark.  I ran after a pizza and sugary dinner and it seemed kind of sluggish the whole time.  More significantly, it affected my ability to sleep when I got home.  Probably I'll stick with the morning runs from now on.

The run itself was pretty steady with 10.01 miles in 1:26:09 or 8:37/mile.

Ran the miles I had time for, which was 4.65 at an average pace of 8:27/mile.

Hill running.  Hope it did some good because it wasn't impressive running as hard as I could up a steep incline at about 13 min/mile.  Not sure about actual numbers because my GPS got full after the first four miles which took 35:35 or 8:54/mile.

10K with Ben in 52:27 or 8:26 per mile on the flat Murdock Canal Trail.  That's the best place to get good times.  We also saw a deer on the way and three other people in the darkness.  It's the first time Ben has been willing to run with me in the dark, but it's pretty safe on the trail where no motor vehicles are allowed.  Splits were 9:26, 8:39, 8:17, 8:28, 8:11, 7:51, and 7:09 (partial).

The plan was 10 miles, but I ran a little further up the canyon to get to the next water fountain. On the way down, a couple of guys passed me up.  One of them stopped for water and he never caught me again.  I stayed close to the other guy but never caught him.  At one point I was surprised that my pace was 7:00.

Overall, 10.88 miles in 1:38:08 or 8:33/mile.  75 degrees and occasional sprinkles.

Not much running time this morning.  So I did about a 5K:   3.05 miles in 25:10 or 8:15/mile.  Splits were 8:34, 8:12, 8:03, and 6:37 on the final sprint up my street.

Old route, 74 degrees and good energy:  5.45 miles in 45.05 or 8:16/mile.   Managed to improve on each mile:  8:37, 8:21, 8:19, 8:11, 8:08, and 7:44.