6.18.12 Running

The Workout:  30 minute run @ LI.

I've been doing some reading about running/working out at higher altitudes.  One of the main points I'm taking to heart is to run for effort not for time.  So, today I just took it easy (for the most part) and ran most of the way trying to keep that in mind.  Meagan and I headed out and just sat back and enjoyed the scenery.

It was a pretty run along the Fraser River.  Paved and a lot like the running trails in Olathe, but a lot prettier.  I was hoping for a more adventurous trail though.  One that was dirt and winding through the woods and along a river would have been cool.  I'll have to ask around to see if there's anything like that for subsequent runs.

On this one, I got a little faster each mile and ended up having my fastest one on the last mile, which happened to be uphill all of the way.  It seems like it's a shock to my body when I start running at high altitude.  It's really difficult in the beginning of the run, but near the end I feel like I get a little more used to it and can begin to work with the oxygen I've got.  Still no where near my normal times at 1000 ft in Kansas, but definitely more comfortable.