Today called for a 30 minute tempo run. I usually do these on the treadmill but I wanted to see how I would do outside. I ran down Davis Blvd. which is a very hilly road. My goal was to have at least three miles around 8:30 (19) second faster than marathon pace. Here are my splits for the first four miles. 8:40, 8:32, 8:17, 8:20. I know I could have run faster on the treadmill but I think this run was harder because of the hills. What do you think would train me better for SGM doing a faster tempo run on the treadmill or running outside slower with the hills? At the four mile mark I ran into my husband walking the other way and I joined him on his walk for the last to miles. they came in at 15:18 and 16:42 not that it matters. | 