Trying to improve my running

2 runs today the first was around the hospital while at work and the second was on the local trail. The second run was pretty hot at 930 AM.

Ran up Beacon hill to try and get closer to my total vertical feet goal for the month. I don't think i am going to make it but I got closer than I thought I would. I wanted to get 30000, which would have equaled my vert for the whole year to that point. I'm at about 25000 now.

Went up Wasson peak again. I went later in then i would have liked and it was hotter than usual. A little bit slower. I saw another rattlesnake on the trail. I may have to start carrying a snakebite kit with me.

Ran on the local trail saw a tortoise, which is better than a rattlesanke. My goal for this month was to get 30000 vertical feet. I had only been able to get 30000 for the entire year prior to this month so I realistically thought I would be lucky to get 20000 but I was able to get almost 26000. I guess we will see how next month goes.

Ran up artesiano and back home on wade.

Ran up to Romero Pass out of Catalina State park with John. It was a very steep trail and the last couple of miles were just hiking actually it was pretty tough even to run down. We did see a rattlesnake on the trail shortly after I told John I thought there aren't rattlesnakes up as high as we were. It wasn't acting very aggressive. We also ran out of water. John ran out with 2.5 miles to go and I ran out with 1 mile to go, Luckily it wasn't very hot. It was very humid though and we were soaking wet for almost the whole run.