#hillrepeats

Gotta say, and those of you who are #garminrunning watch users know the feeling, that I'm getting real tired of seeing this on my watch after Every. Damn. Workout. lately. Not only that but my #vo2max is declining. The watch clearly thinks I am overtraining, and it may be right. I've tried to factor in more rest to see if that gets me back on track - two months ago I was regularly in "Maintaining," "Productive," or even "Peaking" mode on occasion. So something is off now. The problem is, now is when I wanted to be peaking, for fall and #mastersxc season. But it seems not to be. Instead I have to now gut it out for a couple more races and just endure. Once the last race is done (probably in November), I can take some time off, reboot and figure what went wrong this time. Anyway, #hillrepeats earlier today, 8x90 seconds up a 7% average grade. I've set my schedule up to have the rest of the week as recovery time until I race on Saturday, so maybe that will get me back on course. #runblr #mcmillanrunteam #mastersxcrunner #stubbornrunner #fallrunning #trainsmarter #whichiamnotdoing #frustratedrunner https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBgxkHnZNe/?igshid=14dhky5jndx17

You know when you get to the top of the hill and your heart is pounding and you’re gasping for air and the pain is excruciating but you feel so damn ALIVE. That’s one of the reasons why I run. Some magic on an ordinary Wednesday.

Five Saturday morning miles with some hill repeats 👍🏼😁. Took a bit to get warmed up on this one. That’s just how it goes sometimes 😬

I've gotten to the point of my #halfmarathontraining where I just don't want to do it any more. It always happens right about now. That's when I gotta just keep going- Determination not motivation. #running #runnergirl #womenrunners #justdoit #determined #goals #runnersofinstagram #hillrepeats https://www.instagram.com/carrie85m/p/BsbP_cql4hX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12u4537rpd4kk

12 miles of hill repeats at #Sugarloaf with some new friends...followed by beer 🍻 @westvolusiarunners #hillrepeats #run #runallthemiles #instarunners #runningcommunity #fitfam #getoutside #runflorida #ultrarunner #altrarunning #zerolimits #hammernutrition #howihammer #hammerfamily #runitfast #caterpylaces #caterpyambassador #escalante #altrarep #aftershokz #shokwave #wearsafe (at Sugarloaf Mountain (Florida))

Oh? Your town doesn't have an #antlerarchway? I'm sorry. 3 miles this morning with Ava and 3 miles of #hillrepeats this evening. (at Woodland Park, Colorado)

#boom I knocked out some #hillrepeats tonight! 10 x 2:00 on a 4.5% grade. 2 weeks ago I did the same workout on a 7% hill and compared to that this felt easy. And I was right on the paces. I’m almost done with this @mcmillanrunning hill plan, just one more week before I move into a stamina plan. I’ve also got a team #timetrial with @athletics_east_masters_tc next week. So there is lots to keep me motivated even during the year of the quarantine. #runblr #fitblr #summerrunning #summertraining #keeprunning #keeptraining #keepshowingup (at Mantua, Virginia)
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That was a really tough one today. Humbling even. #hillrepeats are one thing, #trailhillrepeats are a whole ‘nother level. While I was coaching @steven_dong4 through 12 repeats, I did 8 of my own plus some 15 second hill sprints to finish up. This hill just never stopped punching. It’s long, steep and a little bit technical, too. But a great workout was had. Looking forward to my @dcroadrunners #5k #timetrial on Saturday, to see how much progress I have made. #runblr #fitblr #trailrunning #altralonepeak #hilltraining #summertraining (at Mason District Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOjZoIHuIj/?igshid=rcrdms9k8nsd