One of my goals for 2011 is to “embrace hill repeats into my training.” Well lo and behold, on the training plan today was hill work. The problem? Mother Nature dropped 15″ on my doorstep yesterday. And, while beautiful, the streets this morning still looked too much like a winter wonderland for hill work. So there was only one choice….face the ‘mill.
I was determined to not whine about being on the treadmill as I’ve been known to do. New year…new attitude, right? Besides, I figured the challenge of the hill work would help to pass the time. I found a workout on Running Planet called The Foot Hills which was described as an “entry level treadmill hill workout.” Perfect! It looked challenging enough and I liked that with it I would cover 5 miles.
I’m happy to say I completed it! And, for the first time I ran 5 miles on a treadmill — 3 has always seemed like torture to me! Focusing on the changing inclines and my form really helped the time (and miles) to click by. My glutes and quads are sore, but it’s a good kind of sore if you know what I mean. And…..no IT issues!! So I will definitely be doing this workout again and checking out other ways to mix-it up on the ‘mill.
