Notes
Started at NCC with Weigel and BS. Ran to Four Lakes and did 6 grass hills. They really hurt but in a very satisfying way. My lungs were completely lit up, which is exactly what I need. My anaerobic threshold sucks and the only thing that's going to improve it is workouts like this that I haven't done enough of.
After the hills we ran up the road hill and then opened up on the four miles back to school. I didn't get the mile marks but I felt like I was moving well. My last mile downhill on Elizabeth was 5:27. I got stopped for a bit crossing College Road and lost site of John. I thought he made a turn on Naper so I went that way too but it turns out he went straight on the sidewalk. I was just too far back to notice, so I ended up having a detour, but no big deal.
The last three weeks my running just hasn't been good. Every run seems to have been a struggle. This one was really satisfying to open up and get the intensity injected back into my running. I hope to get more of these. It was also great to be running with other again. I missed that lately.
I entered the above around 8:30 this morning. It's now 1:15 and my lungs have been burning the last 4 hours and I keep coughing and clearing my throat. Great workout!