4x hills today. Don't have many hills near my home in Vegas so I use a nearby freeway overpass to do hill repeats. It is a moderate climb of about a quarter mile. Today I focused on running fast and relaxed and it seemed to help with the overall pain. I also tried to go fast coming back down the hill as St. George marathon is a downhill course and the down hill training will only help in the race. Ran the repeats at the same intensity that I would run a 400 meter repeat and ended up doing one of the miles at sub 8:00 per mile, thus the one fast mile today. The fast mile was not intended it just happened as a result of running fast and relaxed. The legs and body are all still feeling really good at theis point in the training. This is a remarkable transformation for me since last year at this time (my first couple months of running) I was suffering from severe shin splints. Running is not completely pain free but I have noticed of late that the pains are less intense. Beautiful weather today, not sure what the temps were but it felt comfortable.
Time: 8:36/mile |