Week 5: Day 1: Hill repeats

Today I tackled the hills again. And once again, I was only able to do one set of 10 reps. But I did try to hussle and run them a little faster! I was so winded and lightheaded afterwards...I have to remember to bring my water bottle next time.

Yesterday Bennie & I went swimming for an hour. It felt great, and, surprisingly, it erased all the muscle soreness lingering after Sunday's long run. Amazing! Of course, I do have sore back muscles today. Oh well. I hope I can continue to work on my technique, because as of right now, I still pretty much suck. I can swim under the water, but can't come up for air! And I'm convinced that I am that rare 1 in 100,000th person who just does NOT float! Practice, practice. My mother-in-law is going to put me in water wings...I'm sure that will help my self-esteem. Hey, whatever takes to learn, because I'm starting to love being in the water.

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Run time: 00:30:58

Distance: 3.01 miles

Avg. Pace: 10:18/mi
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Mile #1: 10:06
**10 hill repeats**
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Hill #1
Length: 127 m.
Speed: 52 sec.
Pace: 11:01/mi
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Hill #2
Length: 92 m.
Speed: 37 sec.
Pace: 10:54/mi
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Hill #3
Length: 82 m.
Speed: 35 sec.
Pace: 11:36/mi
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Hill #4
Length: 92 m.
Speed: 33 sec.
Pace: 09:52/mi
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Hill #5
Length: 86 m.
Speed: 36 sec.
Pace: 11:14/mi
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Hill #6
Length: 79 m.
Speed: 32 sec.
Pace: 11:01/mi
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Hill #7
Length: 79 m.
Speed: 34 sec.
Pace: 11:39/mi
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Hill #8
Length: 87 m.
Speed: 32 sec.
Pace: 09:56/mi
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Hill #9
Length: 100 m.
Speed: 35 sec.
Pace: 09:28/mi
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Hill #10 (Whew!)
Length: 86 m.
Speed: 30 sec.
Pace: 09:31/mi
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Mile #2: 10:54
Mile #3: 10:32/10:01