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City creek out and back from home. No real plan but I wanted a decent effort. I felt pretty good going uphill so I did a "tempo" at 6:54 average over 3 miles in the canyon but that was 200 ft up per mile. Then turned around and my legs didn't feel like going super fast so I hovered just under 6:00 pace and than closer to 6:30 pace for the last 3. I was fine with that because it was feeling a little jarring. 6:40 average for the run with 1150 ft up. Perfect day other than a tad windy going south.

1.2 miles at lunch. I realized right as I was leaving that I was supposed to be a judge at a high school mock trial at 1 in Holladay. I found Adam and apologized and went back to work. The highlight of the mock trial was an 'attorney' named Atticus (seriously).

It is Charlie's 6th birthday today and Colin was throwing up at pre-school so I stayed home with him while Charlie went out to birthday dinner. Next opportunity to go out was 8:30. I ran to liberty park and back in 60 minutes exactly for 7.75 miles. Beautiful night but dinner sloshed around uncomfortably. Hip hurt the whole time.

From work at lunch. Just trying to test things out. I took two days to rest the hip but it didn't really feel any different. So I either live with it and hope for the best or put a stop on running and figure out some appropriate cross for a couple weeks. Since I can still race, I think I am going to deal with it through Boston and then give it a break. Onward and upward.

I did Kevin's tempo loop from 11th and Virginia down memory grove and up 2nd ave. Though it was far from an even effort. 5:48 average included a 5:01 mile down memory grove road. Somewhere in that mile the inflammation disappeared so I guess I just need to run fast all the time. (I lie. This is not his route. His goes down Bonneville to E Capitol Blvd and State I guess.)

Great weather - a refreshing intermittent drizzle.

Lunch run. Lazy and slow.

Nice nooner from home to the JRP and the 201. Gorgeous day.