June 27, 2012

this was my first week-day run over 4 miles. i decided i would try to make it interesting and add some hills since the real reason i run is to get in shape to climb mountains and running on a treadmill and on flat ground isn't the best thing for that. so i ran my usual 4 mile route on which the top of a hill is the half-way point. but on this run i kept going, made a right and ran another .5 miles uphill. so basically 1 mile up a pretty good hill. i could definitely feel that i ran pretty hard yesterday. at the half-way mark, my legs were definitely tired and i was pretty sure i couldn't go uphill anymore. the funny thing is when turning around and running downhill for a mile it did not seem nearly as easy as i thought it would. also, the last mile and a half was much tougher than the first mile and a half. i was a little behind a 10min per mile pace when i came to the last mile and a half and finished in 52:22 a 10:28min per mile pace. but today was about the mileage, not the time. thought of the day: so far, over the last 5 weeks i have missed 1 scheduled run. some have been a day late and more than i wanted have been on a treadmill, but i think this is the most consistent i have been, ever. that means i have done 17 of my last 18 scheduled runs. funny, i don't really feel that much stronger in my legs or about running than i had before at this point. maybe it will all come out during the marathon and the ultra. i'll keep you posted.