June 5, 2013

Last night made for a very squiggly run map. I had a TNT team run and omg it was hard. I was really feeling it- here’s what we did:

  1. 1 Mile warm up run from Columbus Circle to Bethesda Terrace steps
  2. Squat jumps + high knee runs up the stairs, loop around the steps, and do it again
  3. Run a 1-mile figure 8 around the fountains in that area
  4. Repeat steps 2-3, 3 times

In total it was almost 5 miles and the overall pace was slow because of all the stairs, but the running portion was quick (overall pace: 9:57, running pace closer to 8:30).

Mentally I was not “in” this run. The whole time I wanted to stop because of all the little hills and stairs, but I made it through all 3 loops. I’ll definitely try this route again because it challenged me much more than your basic run around the park.

What routes do you take when you’re looking for a challenge?

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