If you live in Ajax or Pickering you probably know the hill that starts at Westney and Rossland and continues East on Rossland to Harwood. Today, as part of my training, I ran 4 sets up and down that hill. The distance was about 300 Metres and each week I will lengthen the distance and increase the sets (I'll alternate between the two). This was the first time I had run hills in more than a year. Whenever I see a hill during a trail race it means that I get to walk but because I am marathon training I have to prepare my body in a different way and that means increasing my speed. The first two sets were hard and after the 3rd set I was ready to pack it in but I kept pushing myself to finish because I knew how much I would have beaten myself up for not finishing. Nobody has to guilt me into doing anything, I'm very good at that myself.
I have had a good first week of preparation for my training. I'm still a few weeks away from my actual training program but I wanted to use this week as a preparation for what is to come. Next weekend I will be either doing a 50K or 25K trail race in Sulphur Springs. Right now I'm leaning towards the 25K but you never know.....
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment