With the return of Standard Time and light before 6:00 a.m. it was a lot easier than it has been to get out of bed and out for an early morning run. Did my recent standard 6.5 mile long run with a 0.7 mile hill just after mile 2. Pushed it pretty good and was appropriately leg heavy by the end.
Last week I did one session of hill springing that seemed to go very well. No issues with my feet. The workout itself was one of the more tiring things I've done in a while. It exhausts every muscle involved in running: calves, quads, hamstrings, and, perhaps most importantly, hip flexors. I ended up doing 3 circuits of my hill course. I only got in one session as we had torrential rains on the day I was going to first try this and springing up wet leave-covered pavement did not seem sensible, at least not for an initial attempt. This week I'll try to get in 2 sessions of 4 repetitions.
