We had to wait about five hours for a load in Salt Lake City UT today. What a great time to start building milage so I can start a formal training program. Most programs start with the assumption that you are running about 25 miles per week before you begin training for your marathon.
I have been running more like ten miles a week.
I started at the Pilot Truckstop off I-80, exit 118. Dodging the wary glances from 300 pound truck drivers, I donned my running gear and took off down N Temple. I had seen that there was a river toward downtown and hoped I could find a path next to the water.
The Utah state fairgrounds are also on the river, and the fair is just getting underway. I found the path, the Jordan River Parkway, and headed north. I was paying attention to my stride. I know I am turning my right foot outward as it comes forward, and I have been hitting heel-first. Both are no-nos. I continued on the path until 700n, and went west to Redwood, then south. My pedometer stopped working for about eight minutes, and I would have been back at the truckstop showing 4.2 miles on the display. I decided I wanted to actually see the five on the display for the first time since I broke my ankle, so I ran down N Temle to the airport and back. The pedometer read 5.44 miles, so I am counting 6 miles for today.
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