I ran with Doug up Big Cottonwoid Canyon. We met at his house and it was really raining, so I borrowed a hat. We met Paul H at the park & ride and then ran up about 4 miles with him. We ran about another 2.5 and Doug let me wear his watch and run up ahead a little. Pretty slow but steady pace heading up. We ended up climbing about 3000 feet on this run! After I turned around, we sped up. The first mile coming down was about 8:30, then we kept getting faster and faster. Doug had taken some caffeine and I think it must have hit him just as we turned around. I don't have the split details because I wasn't wearing a watch, but I know we did 3 miles under 7:00 pace and 2 under 8:00. Doug actually got his fastest 5k on his watch during that run at 20:36! I held back a little before that point and did not keep up the 6:30 pace with Doug. Plus, I had to stop and text Andrew because he was helping with the baby. This was a great run. I loved the rain to keep us cool, too. The mountains were so green and beautiful and the river was running fast and high. This almost makes me want to do either the big cottonwood half or full marathon. My left it band was pretty tight after this run, so I took a few days off.
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