Did you hear heavenly choruses this morning? i wanted to run some hills today to better test my new inhaler. Did a half mile warm up around the indoor track then a half mile flat at around 6:30 (on the treadmill)to get up to speed, then I slowed down to do the "variety" option but after a half mile it hadn't given any variety so i decided to take control of my workout and started the machine over on manual and ran hills. Most of the hills were .25 miles some were .5. I "rested" at the same speed (6;58). After a couple of miles of this I felt that I wasn't working hard enough and I was breathing fine, so I increased the speed gradually to around 6:45 or 6:40. This was a bit harder, but still, I could breath. So, I tried harder hills at this speed and felt the workout a bit in my legs, but oh--I am a blessed woman because my lungs, my esophagus was relaxed. At mile 8 (6.5 of hills) I decided to finish out running harder but flat. So, I spent the next half mile at about 6:30 and my last mile increasing speed from 6:30 to 5:30-ish(?). It felt great. I checked my heart rate a maybe 30 seconds after I finished and was at 175. It runs fast but it likes it. Cooled down a half mile around the track still hearing those angels sing. Will run a few more in the pool this evening. did a few more in the pool. i prefer morning hours in the pool because i don't have to deal with people who are playing around and jumping off the diving boards (heaven forbid!).
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