Hill Workout #1

Last night, Pat, Crystal, and I hit up our first session of speedwork for this training cycle. The plan was to do a hill workout, so we sauntered over to Crystal's parent's neighborhood, located roughly 1.5 miles away from my place. The hill we found was at the entrance of the neighborhood, which has an immediate incline, but levels out further into the subdivision.


After a ridiculously fast first rep, we mapped out a quarter mile route which ended on an upslope, the total vertical grade of this workout being roughly 20-30 feet. The beauty of this route is we have to turn into the last 1/10 of the mile, perfect for working on a finishing kick. We ended up doing 5 reps total - splits were 0:53 (still trying to map out the workout, would have been ~1:05), 1:11, 1:11, 1:11, 1:07. Legs were jello after the first couple hills, but got into a good rhythm and the last 2 reps were a lot easier. Very pleased with the consistency of the workout, the outlier being the last rep where Pat took off like a jackrabbit pushing a ridiculous pace, and Crystal and I having to reel him in down the stretch :)

Afterwards, headed over to Pat and Crystal's for Crystal's delicious homemade manicotti, stuffed with turkey sausage, and watched the Biggest Loser. Thanks for dinner, guys!!! A perfect evening :) Total mileage: ~4-5 miles