High Intensity Hills

Yesterday I had my first round of high intensity hills on the schedule. Warm up for 15 minutes, getting in to zone 3 just at the end, then six to eight 30 second sprints up a hill, with one minute of recovery in between. Cool down for 15 minutes. When I got home I set up my workout in Garmin Training Center. I figured I'd automatically aim for eight repeats. I have to say I love these workouts that you can set up in Garmin. I just run, let the watch beep at me when it is time to switch it up, and not think about time or anything else. Anyhow...once the workout was set up I took Finlay out for a quick walk before setting out. Just as we headed outside white stuff started flying around in the air. That's right folks, it was SNOWING! Last week I was talking about our amazing weather in the high 20s (Celsius), this week we have snow swirling around in the air. Being the chicken that I am I bundled up in a heavier top and grabbed my running gloves. Wouldn't you know it that as soon as I set out the snow was done. Five minutes in I was wondering why I thought I needed my gloves. If you can say one thing about Calgary, the weather here is unpredictable... Once it was time to get my heart rate in to zone 3 I was running downhill and I just couldn't get it there. Close enough though. I ran my 30 second intervals like mad, pushing hard up the hill. My legs were burning and it felt really good. I wound up with 4.1 mi in 42 min and felt like I put a really good effort in. If one thing is for sure, fall is here and it won't be too long before winter pushes its way through...