Today I ran 8 miles in 1:09:31. The assignment today was to run 20X2 min hills with a one minute recovery in-between each hill. I had no idea how steep they wanted the hill to be, so I set the treadmill at a 6% incline. I did the first one at 7.5 mph. I did the next four at 7.0 mph, then the next 10 at 6.6 mph. For the last five I started at 6.7 mph and increased it by .1 mph for each interval, finishing the last one at 7.5 mph.
I really don't like hills. They are quite exhausting and no matter how fast you run, it just doesn't seem to be fast enough. But it is good that I am working them since they are my weakness. I have gotten better at hills the past couple of years. The small ones no longer have a negative psychological effect on me. Now for the big ones....
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