A perfect ten

Thursday's are speed days. The effort sessions that make the difference in races. This morning was no different, my plan happily told me the special of the day was hill sprints, a mere ten of them.
The first thing I noticed this morning was a drop in temperature, a clear autumnal morning, shame I couldn't look up all the time as the sky was full of stars.
I made my way to the identified hill, yet on my approach realised there were no street lights alongside! Time to find an alternative. Brewery Lane in Stansted always feels like a crushing, energy sapping climb towards the end of my runs. So I eased down the hill, realised a start & finish were naturally situated, streetlight & speed bumps.
My first uphill sprint was about 43 seconds, similar to my other sprint locations so a good marker. Every climb was between the 41-46 second range, only the downhill segments differed. With every incline I needed a bit more recovery!!
Even the last sprint was 42 seconds, so I'm happy with my stamina, it bodes well for future parkrun and 10k events.
As much as I hate them, it's much like eating your greens, you know they're good for you.
Next run will be on Saturday. I'll be heading to a parkrun, probably the infamous Finsbury Park (hilly, how convenient) before heading into work. It's all speed at the moment!!