TM again. Instead of killing myself on speed 2 days in a row I shot for elevation this time. I started with an easy 8:34 pace and kept that all the way through. I began my elevation at 2.5% grade and stayed there until 20 minutes in. At that point I upped the elevation to 3 for a minute then down to 2.5 for a minute, then up to 3.5 for a minute then back to 2.5, then up to 4.5, etc. I repeated this until I got to a 5% grade. Then I backed it off to 2.5 and held that until the final 5 minutes. At 35 minutes I went to 4.5%, at 37 I went to 5%, at 38 I went to 5.5%, and at 39 I went to 7%. I was surprised that I didn't have to lower my speed, especially on that last minute, but I maintained the 8:34 until the end. It would have been nice to get in more than 4.75 miles but the TM will only let me go for 40 minutes. In the end my total elevation gain was just under 800'. | 