did a little workout yesterday: mt. Wilson trail to first water and back. Power walk the uphills, run downhills and flats. 3 miles, 1000ft up and down, 13:50 pace
i wanted to do it twice, but had to get to my folks' house. it's the perfect wasatch training. even more hardcore as wasatch mountains are not quite this steep. but i guess this is lower elevation so perhaps that cancels out.
interestingly, my pace on the way up, 17 min miles (which included hiking uphills and running any downhills/flats) is exactly the same as the running speed when i ran up wilson a while ago. yet it's much easier than running the whole time, i never felt short of breath or energy. of course i'm in better shape now and when i tried running it last time back in October or so, i had to take many breaks.
i'll work up to maybe doing this 5 times in a row (or maybe go further up and come back a few times). and maybe change it up with doing the whole wilson and back.
got to try my new Sportiva mountain running shoes
which worked out awesome. love the traction. and i just love being out in the mountains. it made me really happy to be on a trail
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