We (my ex-roommate Melissa and driver) arrived Friday morning in Salt Lake after a big breakfast on Delta.
We got a tour of the Mormon complex given by "sister" volunteers who are on a 2 year mission. There are no male guides. One was from San Diego and wants to run a marathon. They believe in one true prophet (and everyone else is wrong). The devout seemed to be happy. I asked about the posthumous "conversion/baptism" of non-believers (including Jews in the Holocaust). They consider it an option.
Then, off to the cooper mines, per George's suggestion. With 8 inches of snow, Kennecott's have been turning visitors away all day but it warmed up enough when we got there at 3pm. Interesting tour -- something boys would enjoy - big dump trucks but no blasts were set off that day.
Next stop, Antelope Island, which sits out the Great Salt Lake. Very quiet and beautiful light reflected through the clouds from the setting sun.
Appleby's was packed and I didn't get to eat my sausage and peppers for the pre-race meal.
Sat -- 26 degrees at the start. I got lazy and didn't warm up properly. My calves cramped on the downhill for the first 8 miles -- I did not bank enough minutes on the downhill to make up for the flat section. I noticed my shorts were on backwards when I try to put my ear wamers in my pocket. At mile 10, I got a blister because I didn't tie my shoelace tight enough.
My first half was 1:45. After dropping to 9 minute miles at mile 18, I gave up
the pursuit of a 3:30 and took it easy. The other Marty thought it was due to lack of oxygen which caused lactic acid buildup. I think my quads/hips got tight from pounding 1100 feet downhill.
I finished in 3:37. I was hoping for 3:30. I did have a good kick at the end (under a 5:00 mile pace) which just means my legs weren't really tired!
A quick shower and off to a hike in search some fall foilage at Adam's Canyon. It was a 1.75 mile hike with a 1300 feet climb to a 40 foot waterfall. Breathing was labored because we were at 4750 feet. We made it half-way before turning back to catch the flight back to Orlando. Apparently, some reviewers on Web observed gopher and rattlesnakes on the trail. Yikes!
The return flight on Saturday was late and there was no ice cream just a brownie (:
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