After Onion Days push yesterday, I wasn't sure my legs wouldn't turn to lead at the mere mention of hills, but I knew the Newtons would push me! So, I put together a hill workout for us...I asked NOT to be reminded that it was my idea if I started to whine :) We did 1.3ish to the bottom of temple hill on 4000W (the road in front of Oquirrh Mtn Temple). Then we did hill repeats over the top and back - I've decided to call these crosswalk hills, because we go from crosswalk to crosswalk. You push the uphill (about 1/4 mile) then recover the downhill on the other side; turn and the crosswalk and repeat. A total of 6 repeats - or 3 out and backs. After that fun we ran easy to the top, around the temple and to the 'temple track' on the South side hill. We divided in groups (fastest and slowest together, then 2 middles together - so Chad got stuck with me and Paul and George teamed up). Each partner ran a different direction on the loop, so each way got done and then we raced to see who could win! Fun times. The 2nd time Paul and George came really close to redeeming their first round loss, but Chad pulled it out for our team. He always ran the anchor :) Then we did another mile-ish out and back to recover, regrouped at the fire-hydrant by the temple for the last part of the workout. A tempo mile. Now that our legs were nice and tired you got to push out a tempo as fast as your legs would go. Last year when I did this with BBKs I did a 7:11 mile and was pretty impressed with myself. I was hoping to at least hit that today. Thank goodness I didn't! I hit a 6:51 mile!! Woot Woot!! Now, that made me happy. A 20 second improvement from last year, I can't really complain - especially with the race yesterday. We then had 2.8 left to finish up 10 miles and just looped the inner island on the lake and headed back to the cars nice and easy. I was getting tired and felt like I needed fuel. Good thing we were done, because I sure was! Paul had brought donuts as his re-entry fee into the group after a long sabbatical, so we chatted and stretched and I got the inside scoop on his proposal :) I still wasn't ready to eat...if I did it would've ended up in the gutter!! But, I took one home for me and another for hubby (to bribe him since I was a little late) and I enjoyed it bit by bit through the day....mmmm, donuts! Glad I got this workout in, I've wanted to hit hills hard for a while now...and I've got it in the bank. Tomorrow...I'm sleeping in!! AP: 8:24 splits: 8:42, 8:14, 8:17, 8:35, 7:49, 8:52, 7:24, 8:32, 8:56, 9:03 - love to see lower splits on hill repeats! I will conquer them eventually. Afterward went and spun the legs out at the gym on the bike for 45 minutes - good, consistent, but easy effort (comfortably hard). Then did side walks, lunges and planks (front/side/side 60/60/60)
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