OBJECTIVE
dynamic stretching warm-up
1.5 mi. warm-up @ 8:45 - 10:00
6x90 sec. hill repetitions @ 5:56 w/2 min. active recoveries
1.5 mi. warm-up @ 8:45 - 10:00

ACHIEVED
treadmill @ 24 Hour Fitness
1.5 mi. WU (incline=1.0)
6 x 2 min. w/2 min. active recovery
Incline/MPH
4.0 / 6.0
5.5 / 6.5
5.5 / 6.5
6.0 / 7.0
6.0 / 7.0
6.0 / 7.4
1.5 mi. CD (incline=1.0)

total distance ~5.35 mi.

~5:30 AM

I'm still getting comfortable with the treadmill. I've read there's variability between machines and the belts are oftentimes not calibrated properly. I did learn today that 6.0 is the steepest incline the Precor treadmills at 24 Hour Fitness have available. I also learned what it feels like to run 7.4 mph on a 6.0 incline. I also concluded that the Precor machines can't break intervals down into fractions of a minute. So instead of 90 second intervals with 2 minute breaks, I ended up with 2 minute intervals with 2 minute breaks. And I acknowledge that I'm still not running my intervals fast enough ... even on a 6.0 incline.

PRE RUN
water

POST RUN
SlimFast
Later, PBJ smoothie