Today was only about 8 degrees hotter than yesterday, but the humidity is up and the breeze is gone. Luckily, this was expected so all I had on the calendar was a hilly 4 mile run. One of my mom friends BQs every year with only four runs a week and she told me that one of her “tricks” is to run hills the day after her long run. While I don’t ever expect to BQ (even running another marathon is still up in the air), I decided I’d give hill running a try on my tired legs.
We live in an awesome neighborhood for this kind of running. If I run E/W, my run has very gentle hills. If I run N/S, especially in the southern part of the neighborhood, the hills are killer. So, I ran about a half mile east of my house and then ran the N/S streets in my neighborhood, slowly working my way back to my house. It ended up being four miles at a 9:25 pace. The heat, hills, and sun made it feel like I was running much faster than that, but it was definitely a good workout and my legs now feel like jello.
Now for a quick shower and lunch and then I’ll pick up the boys from camp and head to the pool.
Good job.But enough about you.You weren't SERIOUS about not sharing your beer with me just cos I was in your neck of the woods and didn't tell you? By the way, I met a guy down there in MD who's a bit of a beer geek himself and he shared his beer with me and everything he had was like 10% ABV or better so WHO NEEDS YOU!1!?!(I mean that in the best possible sense.)FIRST!
Hills + heat would definitely = Jell-O legs! Enjoy the pool this afternoon.
Sounds like a grueling workout, especially on tired legs!I always like to hear what tactics people use to achieve their speedy marathons.
Hills AND heat is a great way to earn a shower! Way to knock it out.
What makes you think you couldn't BQ? I think you can! Good job on the heat and hills!
wow, heat + hills + tired legs, I'd be jello too, but well done!
That's a great pace for hills/heat/humidity/tired legs!Sounds like a painful trick – hills after long run.
Nice run, and interesting strategy from your speedy friend. What does running hills after running long do, exactly? Is it a mental thing (i.e., I can run hills even when my legs feel like cement), or is there some physiological benefit, too?
Great job! And great pace on hills and in heat!
Sounds like a tough workout! Running hills after a long run is a great tip, I'll have to try it.
Thanks for sharing the tip of running hills after a long run. Running when it's hot outside sure makes it harder.