Well, I thought that I might put a little more sweat in my run. So today I figured that I'd run up and down the bluff that is near my house. Part of the road to the top has washed-out so it's closed, but runners, walkers and bicyclist now have free run of the road.
From the bottom blockade to the top is almost exactly 1.55 miles (round trip 5k) and to the lookout on the bluff, it's 2.5 miles- so 5 miles round trip.
So the 5 miler was my plan. Within the first tenth of a mile I was huffing. I've never done hills before. I think my largest elevation change before this has been about 30'. So maybe I took on more then I should have.
I'd like to say that I powered through to the top without walking, but that's just not true. I decided that I would not listed to the little aches and pains, but I would listed to my heart rate. So if it got to high, it was time for a little walk.
Once about 1/2 way up, I got into a good pace and did not have to walk for almost the rest of my run. I did walk a bit at the very to just so that I could take a moment and look over the city. I've been up here maybe a dozen times before- via car or my scooter, but somehow the city looked more crisp- the wind felt cleaner.
The trip down was nice and easy. Kept a fast, in control pace and enjoyed it immense
Well, I thought that I might put a little more sweat in my run. So today I figured that I'd run up and down the bluff that is near my house. Part of the road to the top has washed-out so it's closed, but runners, walkers and bicyclist now have free run of the road. From the bottom blockade to the top is almost exactly 1.55 miles (round trip 5k) and to the lookout on the bluff, it's 2.5 miles- so 5 miles round trip.
So the 5 miler was my plan. Within the first tenth of a mile I was huffing. I've never done hills before. I think my largest elevation change before this has been about 30'. So maybe I took on more then I should have.
I'd like to say that I powered through to the top without walking, but that's just not true. I decided that I would not listed to the little aches and pains, but I would listed to my heart rate. So if it got to high, it was time for a little walk.
Once about 1/2 way up, I got into a good pace and did not have to walk for almost the rest of my run. I did walk a bit at the very to just so that I could take a moment and look over the city. I've been up here maybe a dozen times before- via car or my scooter, but somehow the city looked more crisp- the wind felt cleaner.
The trip down was nice and easy. Kept a fast, in control pace and enjoyed it immensely. Once back at my car, I thought about doing a second run up- maybe I should save that for later.
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