A.M. Lauftreff day and on a cold miserable grey morning 5 of us turned up to run together. The carpark is on top of a ridge in the woods and it was snowing well when we started out. The course we took was a lazy meander gradually downhill followed by a sharp steep uphill climb back to the start. Easy pace, the only memorable thing for me was the difference in temperature between the top and bottom of the hill. Snow above, rain below. Only 8k and we were back so I ran an extra 8k alone. Total 16k in 1:18:55, av pace 4:56/k or 7:56/mi.
An idea that is kicking around in my head at the moment. My training here is all on hills, can this have a detrimental effect on my speed. I started placing for the first time this year in my age category, all on hilly race courses but get my backside kicked in flat course races. A 10k time this year for a race with a 120m ascent was 38:44, on the flat 38:34, the pace is virtually the same. I know, too much thinking, just run. | 