Gibralter Speed Play

With a robust imagination, fartlek training can be like a spirited drinking game. Substitute the beer with sports drink and inane coed chatter for  your own internal dialogue, and you're in business.  After all, fartlek does mean "speed play."  I hate running up Gibralter, but I like to play.  Here are the rules:  turn right off of Mountain Drive, and start cranking slowly up El Cielito.  The sound in your head is that of an old wooden roller coaster crawling up the first climb.  Don't panic, or forget to breathe as you turn onto Gilbralter.  The game hasn't begun yet.  When you reach the site of the old Calvary Chapel, put your game face on.  Start looking for your first bridge(metal barrier wall) and/or stretch of new asphalt.  This is where you pick up the pace.  Maintain the intensity for the duration of this relatively short expanse.   Then return to your previous pace.  Continue this way until you reach Camino Cielo or expire from over exertion.  Don't forget to look around.  The views are impressive