Going back through my blog, I realized that I have never blogged about the Santa Susana Pass Road, otherwise known as Santa Su or SSP. This is a single hill that connects our town (Simi Valley) with the San Fernando Valley. There is a freeway that also connects the two, but this road has been around for a very long time.
When I signed up for the Canyon City Marathon, I knew I needed to find some good downhill training roads. Santa Su fit the bill. The first two miles are straight up (+ 500'), followed by two miles straight down (-450'.) At the bottom, I make a u-turn and climb that 450' before descending 500'!
I've now done this route four times. The road is very busy Monday-Saturday and I've only run it on Sundays. There are no street lights, but with the time change, yesterday was the perfect morning for my final long run!
Here's a comparison chart of how I've done each time. On the three first times I took a lot of walk breaks on the uphill really trying to conserve energy. I decided to push the pace a bit yesterday. I'm really happy with my overall times on this.
Date
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14-Jun
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28-Jun
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16-Aug
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1-Nov
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Mile 1
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13:02
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12:15
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12:25
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11:41
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Mile 2
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13:39
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12:49
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13:15
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12:08
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Mile 3
|
9:05
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8:20
|
8:31
|
8:07
|
Mile 4
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8:53
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8:16
|
8:04
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8:17
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Mile 5
|
12:02
|
12:51
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13:32
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11:32
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Mile 6
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14:21
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14:41
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13:49
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14:33
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Mile 7
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8:37
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8:07
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7:58
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8:06
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Mile 8
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8:36
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8:08
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8:02
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8:20
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Total Time
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1:29:54
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1:26:51
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1:26:20
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1:23:04
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Ave Pace
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11:04
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10:42
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10:42
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10:22
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And that is my final long run for this training cycle! Canyon City Marathon here I come!
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