I live in Marin County, which has incredibly beautiful trail running and an awesome bike trail that goes through the middle of Mill Valley. It's the birthplace of mountain biking and the weather is always perfect for endurance sports.
So of course, I run most of the time on the Mt Tam High School track - I love running on it because I know the exact distance I have run at any one time and I can play lots of number games (e.g., 12.5% done, X! to go, etc). And there are no hills. It's the outdoor equivalent of running on a treadmill which I also love.
This weekend I did two runs on the track - eight miles in 60.52 on Saturday and 10k in 44.47 (last 5k in 21.45) on Sunday, including a blazing last mile of around 6.52 which is about as fast as I ever go . If there is one thing my training lacks other than variety it's any type of speed work, and I am probably getting slower without realizing it since I never do anything less than a six mile run.
The monotony of the runs were broken up by the fun of playing chicken with soccer dads who kept walking into the first lane - I won every battle.
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