~6 myles - 54:44

Snow King - 4:00 PM

60s, clear, dry

mind/body - OK

easy effort

A nice and easy jaunt up the mountain tonight here in Jackson Hole. Went to the top of Snow King, just like the last time I was in town, however, this time I did more interval work. It's two myles from the base to the top and 1486 ft of elevation. I did 6 sets of starting slow then working my way into a full on sprint for 30 seconds and then walking. My legs feel strong, my mind feels strong, now I just have to be smart on Friday.

15 myles - 2.21

Jackson Hole ski resort - noon

70s, clear, dry

mind/body - loving the trails

hard effort

Yesterday was the bunny hill at Snow King so today I decided to go for the black diamond run at Jackson Hole ski resort. I took the Summit trail all the way to the top, 7.3 myles and 4200 ft of elevation gain - 1.24 to the top and 50 something down. Even though this run isn't gonna do me a bit of good in Galway, how can I run a track or flat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming? So I savored every moment knowing it would be last for a while.

Summit Trail in yellow - 10

As I sit here in the JH airport I have a lot of mixed emotions about going to Ireland. No doubt I wanna go for the shear experience of it. I mean, c'mon, this doesn't happen to me and probably never will again. But at the same time I'm really nervous about my "road" fitness. I guess no sense in worrying about it, right? Just get out there and train my ass off for the next 4 weeks - period. A lot of details still to work out.