Mile Hills 1:20:54 [3] 15.54 km (5:12 / km) +380m 4:38 / km
shoes: EVO Speedgoat
To be entirely honest, after finishing work today all I was really in the mood for was a nap! Trucked on through and a really nice evening but a lethargic warm up to get the legs moving. Really wasn’t sure how the session would pan out. Legs didn’t feel tired really so either disrupted sleep and/or lack of calories throughout what was a fairly nonstop day. Had planned out the route in advance so knew it would be a mile long with ~110m climb.
Got started on the first rep and gradually got into a good rhythm. Rep works quite well I think as it starts steepish road, flattens a bit then becomes a trail and increases in steepness. Felt good midway through the first rep and then with around 300m to go it started to hurt and was breathing hard. Took a breather at the end of the rep and needed to walk a bit to recover as was breathing out my arse.
Rep 2 went well and felt like I was moving a bit quicker on the gradual trails but still held it together when it got steeper. Less tired after the rep as well so jogged back down without needing to take a breather.
Rep 3 started well but did feel I faded a little in the last 400m. Heavy legs were setting in and posture started to slump a little despite trying to concentrate on running tall. Got my breath back at the top and then jogged home with jelly legs.
Enjoyed that in a sadistic kind of way in the end.