was smoggy and foggy. I literally ran in a humid cloud the entire workout (90% humidity.) It didn't seem to bother me, but I felt like I could taste it. Yellow day- ugh!
1 mi wu
12x400 downhill @ 5:20-5:40ap with uphill recovery (3 mi up/3 mi down)
1 mi cd
I found an area near my church that seemed to be perfect for some downhill without traffic. It was also lit up, which I needed. I started the intervals in a field where I could run on the dirt for part of it. This was the steepest part then flattened out on the road for the last 150m. The goal was to do these around 5k pace, but with (surprisingly) little effort, I found myself falling between 1:21-1:25 each time. The uphill recovery was actually much more taxing. Sort of a strange-reverse-effect workout.
I focused on good, smooth form down the hill and also keeping a consistent effort when it flattened out. I expected my quads to be sore (and maybe they will be) but I really feel like my CX tights really protected my legs. My legs don't even feel tired today, which I would normally expect already. Yea!
Overall, I expected this workout to sort of hurt for being first speed workout with hills, but it ended up feeling less taxing that a trail run:) These would be tougher on the track, obviously. A good starting point to see the condition of my legs and what work needs to be done by Boston.
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