A.M. Decided to take a much needed rest today to let some nagging pains have a break. Will hopefully resume tomorrow.
P.M. Well so much for the rest. Took my daughter to softball practice where I would be sitting around for an hour and a half with nothing to do so decided to go running. The ball fields are located on the far west side of Vegas and the area is quite hilly. I have this fear or dislike of running hill, especially up, because it is so much work. Well I started off my first mile exploring the area to see if I could find some level ground to run on but it just wasn't happening. I decided to run loops around the softball complex which included a nice downhill, a long stretch of farily level ground and about a half mile uphill section. the loop was 1.6 miles so I ran it 4 times after logging my first mile and then added a littl bit more at the end. I was very surprised to see that my mile splits were in the low eights even though I really dislike hills. Running uphill seamed to come easier this evening for whatever reason. I don't run hill very often so maybe it was just a result of my improving fitness or maybe it was just one of those days. The evening whether was pretty nice with mild temps and only a slight breeze which happened to be a headwind on the uphill section. Glad I got the miles in today after all.
Time: 8:16/mile |