Reversible

Time: 32:10
Avg HR: 159
Peak HR: 177
Distance:4.02 miles
Start Time: 6:40 AM
Training Effect: 4.8
Temp: warm & muggy
Date: 5/10/07

Ran hard again this morning, but reversed my route. It's very interesting to see your route from the opposite perspective from which you normally run. You get a better understanding of the hills etc. My normal route has a set of three hills, pretty much right at the start -- a big down, a good sized up and a moderate down. The middle portion is a couple of false flats and a small rolling section. Then it flattens out for a while before heading down pretty good, then up with a big turn and a small roller then into a challenging though not steep, but long and bendy-up that peters out into flats with a small roller and an uphill finish in front of the house.

Reverse it and it ends with the big up and the typical uphill finish. It was challenging and I dislike the last big hill, but I gutted it out and finished strong with an 8 minute/mile pace. In bigger news though this was a sweat run -- I was soaked and it felt good to sweat like a fiend. I typically do, but the warmth and humidity of this summer-like day was great, and wearing only shorts and shirt, sweat rolled freely.