Finally, an encouraging run. 18 mile solo run Saturday morning. I took it nice and easy for first half, about 10 minutes miles or so. In ran north on the JRP, then through the Thanksgiving point area. I was going to cut across I15 at the Thanksgiving Point / Cabelas interchange but there are no sidewalks. Weird. Apparently pedestrians aren't allowed there. So I continued to head north on the frontage road. It is closed half a mile or so north of there so I didn't have to deal with any traffic. There isn't anything wrong with the road for running or biking. I got to the top and a little beyond to where I could look down into Bluffdale when the 9 miles were up. It was actually quite peaceful. The road is set down below far enough so you can't even really see the cars on the freeway and since the road is closed I hardly saw a soul. Just one other person on a bike. I was able to pee in private. Anyway, my plan was to pick up the pace on the second half. I ended up running the second half over a minute per mile faster. I stopped to take a hammer gel at mile twelve but other than that I just kept going. I felt strong all the way through the end. My last mile was the fastest. However, I should have hydrated better. I didn't feel it during the run but I was thirsty for the rest of the day. I couldn't get enough water. | 