Woo! That was intense!
I did my run yesterday. It was raining off and on in various parts of the city, but I went anyway, and I'm glad I did. I chose yet a different route (I have not used the same route once since I started because I haven't found just the right one for me), and this one I won't do again. The first third of the route was uphill--a 138 foot climb slowly. It is definitely good for a challenge, but my next run bumps up the intervals yet again, and that in itself is going to be a big enough challenge.
My problem is that anywhere I go is going to be either uphill or downhill (yay for living next to a mountain). So I am trying to go uphill first, when I'm still fresh, and then work my way slowly down once the run actually starts. I think I found a good path. I'll find out, huh?
Stats:
Distance: 2.05 mi (same)
Time: 31:37 min (-0:01)
Pace: 15:27 min/mi (+0:02)
I am not worried that my pace was a smidge slower simply because of that massive hill at the beginning. But I am really nervous about the next interval set. I'll be rotating between 90s run/90s walk and 3 min run/3 min walk. Ahhh!! I know I can do it, though, simply because one thing I have learned over and over is I am stronger than I think.
My hamstrings were still incredibly tight before the run despite an epsom salt bath the day before. Surprisingly, though, the run helped loosen them up (which I was very grateful for!), and I remembered to stretch. :D I did notice my feet turning out even more with this run....dang it. Time to start strength training to correct this muscle imbalance I have!
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