Posted by simon on 4/13/2007 on simon's blogI was training out at Fairview track today and as I ran I could see the storm clouds rolling in over the peaks. Spectacular! It is so great training in a place like this.
I was using the track as a base -- the actual sessions was hill repeats. 4 x 90 seconds on the road up a long steady hill, then a walk/jog break, then 10 x 30 seconds up something a little steeper: I chose one of the narrow little tracks that wind up from the lake.
I've only been running for, like, forever (it seems) so I am always surprised that I am so surprised at how intensely I can train when I am feeling so sluggish. You know the feeling? I started my warm-up run at a snail's pace, justifying it with the mantra "Just like the Kenyans, just like the Kenyans". Of course, they get progressively faster while I... don't. But still, it did start to feel a bit easier. And the first hill rep I ran so fast that I had to stop just short of 90 seconds to stuff my heart back in my chest.
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