I headed to the park without my training partner today, he is on vacation. I was a little concerned about doing the set on my own because I was not sure how motivated I would be once I started to hurt a little bit. I took Michelle to the park with me, she rode the bike while I ran. It was good she was there, she kept me motivated and into the grove. The set was 10x2 min with 1 minute recovery. I scaled the set back this week because of the half this weekend, I did not want to trash myself too bad. Although I was a little achey on the warm-up I was ready for a hard effort. I learned 2 minutes is much easier than 3, even if the recovery was a little shorter. I knew once I started the first rep that today was going to be a good day for me, I felt fluid and strong. I hit every single hill in the park on the on interval, but I powered up and felt strong. I struggled a bit on the last hill on the 9th rep, but overall I am pleased with the set and feel I am starting to make some progress. I will try to get for another few miles this afternoon. | 