Brink Tri's

I went over and ran the Cinco-de-Mayo 5k after work.  It was a fun little race.  Very well organized, lots of volunteers and even an aid station - which is generally unheard of for a 5k.  There 225 people registered and the weather couldn't have been better. 
I went over with John and Dean from work.  John took off and I couldn't keep up with him, but Dean caught me at about 1 mile and we ran the rest of the way together.

They had lots of good treats at the end, chips/Salsa, magarittas (utah style), and fruit.  You entry fee also got you two tickets to the hale center theater and a nice running shirt - even if it is orange.  You couldn't ask for a better bargain.

I wasn't sure if I would get a run in this morning.  It was Father-and-Sons campout last night.  We were suppose to head up SF canyon to meet the rest of the group.  There was a bad accident which shut down the canyon.  We waited about an hour and then went and camped in the back yard.  

The boys weren't too happy, but I was.  I was able to get up and go running with the group.

I did a little brick work at lunch time.  I rode my bike as hard as I could to try to tighten and wear my legs out and then ran for about 2 miles.

I went with Jared and John.  We went out along Carterville round until we had gone 2.5 miles and then came back.  Most of that is along tree lined road/trails.  It was a nice change of scenery.

I went over and ran with SF.

It was kind of rainy and cool today, so I decide to stay in and go swimming instead of running.  I swam the whole 800 without stopping - that's good for me btw.  Getting ready for the salem spring tri in a couple of weeks.

I ran up the canyon.  I did some fartleks just for fun.  Beautiful day.

This was the annual Payson Region 5k.  Each ward in the region is a team.  Last year our team (ward) won the coveted 'golden shoe award'.  We didn't have nearly the participation this year as we did last year.  We went to defend the shoe, but alas we lost the shoe.  We didn't even have enough people to place this year.  It is scored like cross country, with the first 5 team member scoring.

The day was a little cold and rainy, so a lot of people were scarred off, I think.  I was second from our ward.  The rain held off during the race, so it turned out to be a pretty good day for running.

I was going to do a little brick session, but my bike tire was flat, so I settled for running.

Ran with John up Provo Canyon.

I had the day off from work and went down to Salem Pond to check out the Triathlon course for next Saturday's race.  

The pond was really nasty (just like every year).  I ran into a dead fish.  There was enough scum on top that I thought I could run across the pond faster.  It stunk.  Fishermen were mad at me for scarring fish.

I finished the swim and jumped on my bike for one loop around the bike course.  I forgot my helmet.  I don't like riding without a helmet, especially after my crash last year, but it was just a good reminder to remember it next week.  I didn't ride that fast, but kind of easy to get a feel for the course and transitioning. 

I then ran a modified run course.  Sort of the same as the race, but shortened a bit.  It was a good day of training.