Attacking the Hills

I've been giving a lot of thought to my next marathon.  A LOT of thought.  I don't want the same results.  I want to run smarter and finish faster.  One thing that is going to be different is the most significant hill on the course is a half-mile segment between miles 23 and 24.  A hill that late in the course is going to hurt!

With that hill in mind, I have had to rethink my training.  The O2O was flat/downhill, so I didn't try to run fast going uphill.  I headed out today ready to take on hills.  And not just get to the top, but push hard.  Here's what today's run looked like:

My times were:
Mile 1 - 11:00
Mile 2 - 11:03
Mile 3 - 9:18
Mile 4 - 9:58
Mile 5 - 10:01
Mile 6 - 9:29 - I was really happy with this mile since the first half is gradually uphill, I definitely kept pressing.

Total distance - 6.16 miles in 1:02:13, 10:06 pace

Ave HR - 145
Max HR - 163
Calories burned - 616