Just run

Four easy miles with 58 lb ruck.  I'm just trying to save my knees and am restricting myself to walking for now.  When I ruck with others, my shins hurt from trying to keep their pace without running.  For the route, I went out to the 1.5 mile marker and came back.  At the mile marker, lies a hill which is what I consider to be the steepest on the trail.  I did five reps on the hill to get a mile out of that.  The hill is one tenth of a mile.

Mile 1 - 19:06.40

Mile 2 - 19:03.38

Hill Mile - 21:37

Mile 4 - 20:12.76 = 1 hr 19:59

Takes about 4:20 - 4:30 to get a roundtrip on the hill.

Motivation waning.  Made it out the door but then started walking.  Changed that into intervals.  Two minutes of walking followed by one minute of running.  I really enjoyed the walking part.  It took 12 reps to get me around the neighborhood twice and then I jogged home.

Out - 21:55.70  Back - 21:00.51 = 42:56.21

I'm just happy to have gotten something in.  It's been a rough week and will continue to be right into the weekend.