20 miles, avg 7:24 pace with Melanie B, Julie C, Kim and Jane. We made a loop around American Fork/Highland area. It was about 17 miles of up, flat, up, flat and 3 miles of steep down, flat, steep down, flat. The worst hill was at mile 16. I wasn't mentally prepared for that one and complained a little, but overall I really enjoyed the run. There's nothing better than getting up at 4:30 a.m. to run with friends. Melanie said 20 milers are like a party and I agree.
Unfortunately my back was tight and my right hamstring started hurting with a pinched nerve type pain about mile 11. That may have contributed to my complaining about the hills. It felt worse and worse as the day went on, so I got my husband to rub my back really good that night and the next day I felt improvement. I was worried about my quad at the start of the run and ended up with hamstring pain. | 