Monday, February 27, 2012

Running Downhill

The goal today was to work on downhill form at a tempo pace. Decided to run a hilly route and take the climbs at a moderate pace but really crank it on the descents. Went well.

There were two drops. The first one is short but steep and comes right after a big climb. That's followed by another climb and then a long gradual downhill for the last 5.8 miles or so. I really liked this workout for that second descent as it allowed for a long stretch of quad pounding fun. 

Went well. Looking at the splits below, that second half downhill is pretty apparent:

7:33
7:37
7:36
7:29
7:16
6:29
6:30
6:27
6:25
6:11
Last .7 - 6:12/mile pace. 

Good workout. Quite pleased. 

Ran 10.7 miles @ 6:52/mile pace. 
Paved roads. 
Extremely hilly. 
Upper 30s, overcast.
Saucony Kinvara 2, shorts, long sleeved shirt, short sleeved shirt, cap. 

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1 comment:

unstrung said...

Aw, now that's just stupid. You are headed straight for space-time continuum issues if splits like this keep happening. Wicked!