Ran to the zoo trail, up to the big hill where the trail widens. Was originally going to do 3 sets of 15, 20, 25 second hill strides but wanted my watch to beep when I finished each stride, couldn't figure out how to do that so I set it to an interval workout and settled for 20 seconds on, 30 seconds off 10 times. It actually worked out perfectly, every time the 30 seconds of rest were up I was right at the bottom of the hill. I worked them pretty hard and got close to where the hill turns each time. There was a bush I used as a marker of how far up I got, and I stayed pretty close to the same spot, towards the end I was 3-5 meters behind. At first the hill seemed easy but at the end it was pretty hard, and I wasn't recovering fully in the 30 seconds. But it proved to be a good workout, felt short though. Felt like I should've done it again as another set. Next time! I continued up the trail for .25 then saw the sunset and stopped to admire it. I'm really gonna miss Salt Lake and its stunning views. Then turned and ran back home, added to 8.
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