BrianP

Ran South Hills. Very, and I mean very steep hills. Lots of ups and downs, ran for 2 hrs.

Ran before bootcamp, from YMCA to around Pioneer Park.  A nice warm-up/recovery run from previous days brutal hill session.

Folowing Hal's Advanced II program. 

Got up early, did my first ever 'hill repeats (x 5)' on Senators. Perfect length, right at .25 mile. I enjoyed the session, was definitely like track repeats but 'different', certainly less impact (except for the one I did downhill)! Hit the free weight room at lunch, body weight excercises (chin ups, pull ups, dips). Curls, flys w/ 40s & 50s, a few squats, but mostly upper body. Finished up w/ about 10 min of ab work - 10 min stretch.

Recovery day from yesterday's hill session.  Definitely felt it when I started out this morning.  My running partner maggie (labrador retreiver, about 80 lbs) used to cover a lot of ground with me.  Now that she's 7, she's enjoys the slower pace.  Warmed up with her for a mile, dropped her back off at home then took off for 4 miles.  Felt great after the warm-up, maintained a meduim pace and really enjoyed the morning!  Will hit up bootcamp over lunch, then finish my evening off w/ a co-ed softball game. Looking forward to tomorrow's 40 min tempo. 

No training - opted for rest