Little Cottonwood Loop

I made a new run today. I headed south down Highland to 9400 South, turned east up the hill and went to the mouth of Little Cottonwood. This 7 miles was probably 90% uphill, but running towards the mountains (Montmeny sounds like many mountains right? mountains are my 2nd home) and trying to get there before the sun came up was gorgeous. Then coming home along Wasatch and through neighborhoods to get to Brighton is 90% downhill which is what I was hoping to find to get ready for STG next Saturday. This is a very scenic area of the valley. It's much different to see while running, even the roads look different when you're huffing and puffing along on foot.

Funny thing: I wore a tri shirt from Aquaphor (my sponsor - see link at left) which they made a little short. It's too big in the gut so it's pretty loose but not long enough so it looks like a belly shirt. Some people on the team commented that it looks like a sports bra for guys. I wanted to try it for the pockets in the back, but it was so loose that my GU flew out. Plus, when I ran past girls I hunched over a bit so it didn't look like the aforementioned sports bra. 

Really, if I stand still it goes down right to the top of my shorts. But I know when I'm running it doesn't stay there. I don't have a beer belly yet, actually have some abs that show from these 6 races, but I'd rather go topless than look like my clothes don't fit. So that'll be getting retired. Maybe John could wear it, his torso is shorter and he's got a chest that would fit it. 

Well, off to make some pasta for my afternoon run. I'm trying to keep my daily mileage up for next week. I'm not one for tapering, I've read how it's mental that you think you're losing fitness. But I'll quote many top athletes who've said that for every day off it takes two to get back to where you were. Plus, each time I've tapered I hit the wall at like 16. I need to push the wall back to like 24. So two runs per day it is! Bring on those carbs!