It's a love/hate kinda thing

So FINALLY I have something happy and positive to say...I know...it's been awhile. I always seem to be off on a rant about my clinic...however yesterdays hill session was a great one. My uphill times were absolutely fantastic for winter hills with snow and ice...hell they were pretty good for bare pavement summertime hills!

13:05, 11:59, 12:15, 11:33, 12:33, 11:06 on a per minute mile pace were achieved...that's really good for me so I'm thrilled!! The sun was shining, the wind was howling an all I could think about was that I was finally running something that felt really good to me. No one to compete against except me, no drama, no nothing, just me.

I love this hill. It fights me all the way up...I'm pretty sure that there's gravity altering forces on this hill that make my body mass quadruple. There's nothing like that feeling of the burning release when you get to the top.

I was recently told I should run the hills on a treadmill...safer you know. Yeah, I know...so much safer because I totally wouldn't do them. I know me...I need to be accountable and driving for 40 minutes to get to the hill means I'm going to run it...as long as conditions aren't too bad (ie 6 foot drifting).

I really want to run this hill all winter if I can...I will feel indestructible come spring...and when the layers come off and the snow melts I will be so freaking fast I'll be nothing more than a blur.

Garbage hill, you are evil, but I love you.