Running...the good and the bad.

Sooo I may have told some people that I ran on uhh last saturday. But this is false. I did not. Because if I did, I would have had more to say about it.

With that, I did my 20 miler last night on the Porter Rockwell Trail. It was murder. But good at the same time

1. I didn't have my iPod, so it was me keeping my self busy the whole time
2. I started at 7:50 and ended at 10:10 with stops here and there though. my total running time being...3 hours 18 minutes.
3. the air was cool, so even while I was sweating I was being cooled off
4. most people on trails are nice
a. the nicest are the walkers and the walking couples
b. then the bikers (2 or more bikers)
c. then the single parent with the kids
d. then the single runner
e. then the single biker
i. if they say "Hi" and/or smile first they are really nice people
ii. if they say it second, they are mostly nice people
iii. if they don't do either, then they are grumpies that shouldn't be on the trail in the first place OR they are so out of shape and tired, that they don't even realize they are being rude.
5. I had to run out 5 miles the back 5 miles twice
6. Utah trails are not like Ohio trails where they go on forever, and you don't have to turn around and repeat the same trail just to get your mileage in. Ohio trails have no end.
Ohio vs. Utah


you choose.
7. running at night, may not be smart or safe, but it felt good. you can't see how far you have to go. you pick up your pace because either you see or hear things that may scare you. or in my case, I saw the Draper temple ahead of me and it inspired me to run faster.
8. my dad was going to bike next to me the whole time for my next ten miles, but while he was repairing it that day, he didn't put it back together properly. soo he ended up driving to different parts of the path to make sure I was ok. I'm glad he didn't bike with me, but I'm glad he was there to check up on me throughout the run.
9. I don't know how I'm ever going to finish the other 6 miles of this marathon. and most definitely don't know how it's going to even be under 3 hours 40 minutes. let's all start praying on that miracle.
10. sometimes a snort that sounds like a wild hog, may just be a little annoying dog.
11. just because I caught up to a girl that was running too, doesn't mean she's good, or that I'm doing good. she had braces. and she ended up walking by the time I caught up to her.
12. the mexican guy running with his two dogs wished me good luck after he had run less than a half mile. he was nice, not cute, but his dogs were.

That's it. My brain thinks up some weird things while running, I know that, and I like them. and want to remember them. so this is my memory box for future reference.