Fartleks on the Hills

Ran to Target and back tonight, 5.5 miles, and did some "speed play" on the hills. Since the sun was going down and the temp was cooler, today went much better than Tuesday's run. I felt really good, especially since the first few of my 2-3-4-3-2 fartleks fell on the downhill slopes. That last three minute part of it was pretty brutal, but I made it, and then the last two minute part was actually fun as I tried to make it to a certain point before time was up. All in all a good run over a course that used to seem so far.