Essentially ran the DesNews Half route this morning with Adam and Scott. Goal was to run 5 miles in the canyon at a 6:00 average and then just take the rest easy with another pickup on south temple to see how the legs would feel. The 5 in the canyon were tough but they went by relatively quickly. Splits were 6:04(5:51), 5:50(5:49), 5:52, 6:05, 6:00. Thus, 5:58 (5:55) average. (Adam's splits in parenthesis. We were side by side for the first 2 miles. Who knows for sure, but we think my watch showed my first mile slow. Also Scott's first said 6:04 and he was about 10-15 seconds behind us. No big deal though.) We slowed to low 7s and then did about a mile at sub-6 pace on south temple. My right soleus was feeling pretty tight but the wood chips felt good so I cooled down with a few laps. Overall, I am pleased with this workout. | 
