I still hate it. Speed training that is. Today was the day. Somehow I was able to get myself out there and do some speed work. Thing was, I had very little time and no car, so I had dig beneath the bed for a matching pair of road running shoes and hit the pavement for the first time in a long time.
Warming up for ten minutes, I couldn’t believe how easy it was to run. I felt light on my feet, like running was effortless. And then my hill came (or do I mean, my hell : )
I ran up Golden Lantern (a very decent grade) and back as fast as I could, three times. After the first dash up and back, I raced up the flight of stairs nearby (about 120 steps with 3 landings), two times. After my second race up and back Golden Lantern, I ran that flight of stairs 3 more times, resting at the top each time. Then it was one more speed burst up Golden Lantern (which in reality was quite slow, I was so dang beat). I ended the run with about a 5 minute leisurely pace before taking time to stretch.
Again, I felt extremely weak and disheartened during and after this speed work. It’s definitely not my fun day running. Just holding onto the hope that this will make me a tad stronger and faster.
Miles logged: 3.54
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