Happy birthday.....

...to ME!! Thirty-two today. Speed work last night. Instead of going to a track I went to a trail with lots of rollers. Some big, some small. All my superfast running friends from my running group do it this way so I figure it has to work. On the schedule: 5 miles w/4 x 800 What I did: 1st 800: 4:14 (bpm 172) 2nd 800: 4:15 (bpm186) *about 200ft climb 3rd 800:4:08 (bpm 186) 4th 800: 4:05 (bpm 183) I'm happy with the last two. They were a little flatter. I really tried to concentrate on pushing up those hills. Last night I realized how much I miss hill workouts. I used to alternate months. 4 weeks speedwork, 4 weeks hill work. My major overriding goal this year is to get faster. I am not happy with the pace I am right now. I feel like I work hard, I put in the time, I eat great, I sleep well, I do the speed sessions why is it not happening. It's frustrating. I'm on the fence about doing a tri this summer. Some days I'm all jacked up about it, other days I just want to focus on my running. I know, I know - It's great cross-training, but to be honest I already do enough cross-training. Part of me thinks I should just focus on my running goals.