Working from home so ran my hills workout just before lunch today instead of Wednesday as usual. Kim also had a hill workout on her 5K training schedule so she warmed up with me and did her version of the hills while I did mine.
I was feeling really good today, one of those days when you wish you had a race because you feel in the zone. The hills felt easier than I ever remember and I was able to run them faster with less effort. This is all good and makes me happy. Lately I'm noticing more smoothness and flow in my running than I've felt for a very long time. Just need to make sure I do all the things to keep that feeling going and not any of the things that could mess everything up.
For comparision I've noted my ave pace and ave/max HR from today vs. the other weeks doing this same hill workout.
week 1: 8:36/155/? (late AM)
week 2: 8:07/165/185 (late AM)157
week 3: 8:02/162/182 (late AM)
week 4: 8:26/157/? (early AM)
today: 7:55/158/178 (late AM)
So nice that my boss let's us work hours that work best for us and encourages us to work at home 1 or 2 days a week. Today I am thankful for my boss! | 