Hill Training

Good morning :)

I’m befuddled. My body is silly, very silly. I stay up making flash cards for my Nutrition & Physical Fitness exam until 1:11am… and then my body decides it’s ready for oatmeal and iced coffee before 5:30am!? Oh, dear goodness, it’s going to be a longgg Running Tuesday!

I should probably take advantage of this extra time to go for a morning run, but I’d much prefer to blog under my covers. Plus, less than 12 hours ago, I pushed out a speedy 8 miles.

My mind has already started running a marathon today, but my legs are asking for a little more R&R.

Last Wednesday after posting the 24-minute HIIT to FIT run, I created yet another fat-squashing, calorie-crunching, feel-GOOD interval run. Again, I incorporated different lengths of intervals to keep it interesting, but I also challenged myself by playing with the incline button.

Resistance + Speed = Burn More Calories

& so it appears a HIIT to FIT Series has been born…

run hills

One of these days, a workout page will join the face of Nutrition Nut on the Run… no, not during the craziness of Week 6.

Hope you all have a wonderful RT!

Got plans to run hard today?

xo Hill

After spending the greater part of my morning writing about running fuel, I was itching to lace up my new Asics — first run in pair #7!

I found inspiration for my workout today via my 2012 inspiration board… in addition to the fact that I was excited to break in my pink kicks in the clear, shorts-appropriate January weather.

I ran 4.25 miles in a little under 38 minutes, including 6 hill repeats. I used to do hill repeats all.of.the.time. during my high school XC days. Today I did 3 on a longer hill, mid-run, and 3 on a shorter hill at the very end of my route.

Of Possible Interest:

Head for the Hills
So Inclined — Dread going up? Reap the benefits of hill work by changing your routine and your attitude.

I finished up with this quick routine from Tone It Up, conveniently pinned to my Fitness Inspiration board. I will definitely be doing this one again.