Trying to improve my running

Ran up Wade road today. Unfortunately my watch ran out of batteries halfway. I know it was 3.6 miles and had about 100 ft of vert it took me about 30-35 minutes. I was super tired and wasn't feeling it today. So I am just glad I got out there and did something.

Ran the local loop and part way up Sombrero peak saddle. Felt pretty good. Probably b/c I took yesterday off d/t sickness. Still feel sick today. would have liked to go all the way to the saddle and make the loop but not enough time/energy.

AP: 10:17/mile 

Ran the Saquaro park loop by my house today. I did backwards so I hada bit steeper up hill and then after that had the steep uphill climb up to the saddle of sombrero peak. I wasn't able to make it as far up the saddle as yesterday, I think mainly that was because of my cold. However, doing it backwards may have added some difficulty as well. On the way back I took a longer route to add on some additional miles.

AP: 10:17 

Ran up the radiotower hill again. I did more of the uphill than before after coming back down. I don't feel like I was able to go much further up the hill (without walking) to start than previously though. I think from now on I will start tracking how long it takes me to get up the hill as a measure to quantify if I am getting better.

Today it took me 6:48 to get up the hill and it was an average 16% grade.

Ran on the trails out in Saquaro park it was beautiful though it is really starting to get hot down here now. I was getting pretty wiped by the end. I think it was close to 90 when I finished. I guess I am going to need to bring more water with me. Another interesting factor I hadn't really thought of for these trail runs is snakes I stepped right over the top of 2 snakes that were basking in the middle of the trail. I didn't see them until I was on top of them. Fortunately they weren't rattlesnakes, but I think I am going to have to be more careful and pay closer attention when running the trails now that snakes are out.

AP: 11:13/mile