Run Up, Run Down, Repeat

Brink and I woke up early!! That's more than once this week!!  Woohoo!  And I only hit snooze once.  Small victory!

After downing a cup of coffee and a glass of water, we drove to a nearby park where I had previously scouted out a hill to run.  We started out by running down the bike trail for about half mile and turning back towards the hill.  So with a one mile warm-up under my belt, I tied Brinkley to a tree to be my cheerleader for my hill repeats!  

"Go, Mom, Go!"

As he watched from the sidelines, I ran up, I jogged down.  Lather, rinse, repeat.  I did 7 laps up and down, which equaled a mile.  Google shows my one-way trip as about 400 feet, which matches up with my Garmin watch was tracking.

After getting my fill of the hill, I grabbed Brink and we headed back down the bike trail for a half mile and then back to the car for another mile.  My watch read 3.02 miles in 33:08 minutes.  That's an average 11 minute mile!  I'll take it!  

It was a successful morning!  I've never done a dedicated hill repeat workout before.  All of the articles I've read say that hill repeats will make my legs stronger and me faster.  We shall see.