Trying to improve my running

Ran up Beacon hill this AM. Don't usually run on Sunday but I had to work today and I knew I was going to need a run if I was going to survive the shift. I wasn't able to get as far as last time, unsure why because I had yesterday off. I was able to run more of the hill than prior on the second time up it however.

Ran the hill again tosday I was able to get about 150 further up than yesterday and it was about 50 feet further than I have made it before. today. I was also a minute faster up the hill than yesterday. I still wasn't quite as fast as on the 3rd, which is my fastest time up yet. The second trip up I ran about the same amount as on Sunday as well.

Very nice run this AM. I ran the local Saquaro loop except I am now pretty much always running the extra hill at the first and middle of the run to make it not so much of a loop as an out and back. I made it the same distance up the saddle as prior and felt pretty tired doing it. I was a little discouraged that I couldn't get any further up. However, on the way home I was able to go 8:28/mile on the last mile. That is better than I have been able to do in the past.

Didn't have work today so I went further up Sombrero than usual. It is really pretty steep after the saddle. I would like to work up to running up the whole thing. Maybe by the end of June. The last mile I was able to get down under 8:30/mile part of that was on pavement.

 AP: 13:29/mile 

Happy birthday to me. I got new shoes (Altra instinct) for my birthday. I went running on the treadmill in them because I was staying in a hotel on the strip in vegas and didn't feel like running there. I did the hill routine that the treadmill had and had an average of a 3% grade for the whole run. I did get up to a 9% grade at the steepest part.

AP: 8:30/mile 

Ran with my borther up to the top of griffith peak. It was a great run/hike. It was challenging d/t the altitude started at 7600 ft and went up to 11,044. Very fun I want to climb more peaks.  The trail up there was fantastic well defined with hardly any loose gravel.

AP:18:27/mile took 3 hours 4 min.