Hills: 40 minutes of continuous hills. Faster up the hills than the flats, but this really turns into maintaining your pace if the hill is steep and long enough!
Distance: 4.2 miles
Time: 41:55
Performance Stats (out of 5 ★)
Legs: ★ ★ ★.5
Gut: ★ ★ ★ ★
Energy: ★ ★ ★ ★
Mind: ★ ★★
Overall: ★ ★ ★ ★
Soundtrack: Shinedown, The Sound of Madness
So I have two great hills really right next door to my house. I do most of my hill work, and actually most of my long runs, on the long and gradual hill. This hill goes up about 2 miles to my turn around point. Today I went up the much steeper and shorter (about 1 mile) road, which really challenges the legs. It's actually so steep that the run down the hill is tricky as you really feel like you are going to lose your footing. This is a nice change up to the midweek shorter runs - I highly recommend something like it! OK, I have to still read my journal club article! See you for the race on Saturday night.