Training Log Archive: hkleaf

Low 90s, cloudy, humid - Fall training group run from the Spot. Hill repeats was the workout tonight, so we headed over to Rookwood for the "fun." A thunderstorm was brewing nearby (we even heard the sirens go off), but unluckily for us it never rained until we were done. The heat and humidity definitely made the workout tougher, but overall I felt ok.

Warm up, cool down, plus all the recoveries inbetween:
1.24mi 9:34.40 -- 144/163
0.18mi 2:10.42 -- 162/181
0.39mi 4:20.75 -- 162/185
0.24mi 2:33.95 -- 160/179
0.24mi 2:53.68 -- 160/186
0.33mi 5:50.95 -- 150/190
0.29mi 4:01.80 -- 153/186
0.30mi 2:57.35 -- 161/183
1.16mi 11:11.81 -- 163/190

The Hill portion of the workout. I was assigned to lead the faster 1/3 of the group, which had a total of 8 hills (2 of the steeper Rookwood, 2 of each side of the regular Rookwood loop, plus 1 on Edwards, and 1 up Handasyde). I basically just tried to stay a step or two ahead of the fastest guy in order to give him a chasing target. This seemed to work fine, but the back end of the group wasn't keeping up and the gap got bigger as the workout progressed. It's tough to manage a large group (50+) with varying paces.

Distance (Climb), split, with HRavg / HRmax:
0.15mi (75ft) 0:56.20 -- 166/181
0.16mi (75ft) 0:58.62 -- 185/202
0.21mi (60ft) 1:20.96 -- 173/182
0.21mi (60ft) 1:14.62 -- 172/185
0.26mi (70ft) 1:27.47 -- 175/190
0.25mi (70ft) 1:32.90 -- 168/186
0.16mi (50ft) 0:59.24 -- 170/183
0.26mi (80ft) 1:33.96 -- 178/191

I don't want to say they were easy, but I felt pretty smooth and comfortable on the hills, which is encouraging.