Met up with folks at Radda for the loop through Holladay. Roads were in really bad shape generally from the overnight snow and cold temperatures. Ran the first four miles at easy pace. Decided I was going to try to add a third mile to my tempo workout by starting at the bottom of the hill at Casto Lane and Holladay Blvd and then running up to Wander Lane for the remainder. This was really tough from the outset. With the ice and some general fatigue, it was very difficult to get any kind of real momentum. I was continually looking for sections with consistent footing. That first hilly mile was slow: 6:35. Then the other two miles were really slow too: 6:17 and 6:18. That's not terrible in these conditions on this route, but not fast. Nevertheless, I suppose I got out of it what I wanted to get out of it. I ran some strides at the end of that and then backtracked to hook up with the rest of the group and then cooled down back to Radda. Assuming I have used Sasha's course tool analyzer correctly,I figured out that running this tempo route at 6:25 pace is equivalent to 6:00 pace on a flat course, so I feel somewhat better. |