(Virtual) Hill Running Day

These are the beautiful hills and trails...
...where I used to run every week

I miss running the trails in the foothills of where I used to live. It's flat as a pancake here so I do hill training on a treadmill at the gym. Oh well, at least it's running, and I'd gladly live here with my husband and family anyday than over there without them!

I ran 9 miles with 20 minutes total uphill time. I varied the inclines from 4.5% to 7.5%, and varied speeds from 8:50 - 9:00 minute miles. I ran each incline for 1 minute and ran a 1.5% incline in between for 1 minute recovery. My left shin started to feel sore toward the end so I slowed to a 9:00 pace and it felt better. As soon as I got home, I heated coffee and sat in the 40 degree pool for 10 minutes. That is warmer than it has been! It actually felt great, no joke.

Yesterday I did a little CrossFit cross training. Hand Stand Push Ups (HSPU) combined with Deadlifts. I did it here at home using the gate around the pool in the backyard to assist me with the HSPU, and since I don't have a barbell, I used dumbells for the deadlifts (that probably doesn't count, but it's something). I did three rounds of 12 reps for the HSPU and three rounds of 21, 15 and 10 reps for the deadlifts. I barely moved 2-3 inches toward the ground on those hand stand push-ups, but they were a good challenge and kinda fun.
Have a happy Wednesday!
TOTAL MILES: 9