My boy had a mountain bike race this morning so I took him to his race and didn't get my run done in the morning like I usually do. I ended up running around 1 so I tried to get a challanging run in that would not take a lot of time. I ran to the trails and then started running up the steepest hill I could find. It was too steep for me to run the whole way so I had to hike a little to make it to the top. From there I just started taking trails I have not taken yet and just ran around. I would run up the steep hills until my legs were on fire than the start hiking them. It was a fun workout that lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes. My elevation gain was about 1,500 feet in that time which is pretty good considering I was only on the trails for about 5 miles. I'm thinking of doing something similar after a long run to simulate tired legs and pushing through being tired at the end of a race.
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