You may be asking yourself "WHAT hills?" And you would be justified in asking that question. It does make hillwork difficult when you live in the flat lands of Chambana. So, you have to be creative in finding hills. You also have to stretch the definition of "hill." I have attempted to do hillwork on the treadmill. While you do get the sensation of going uphill, you don't get to experience the downhill (and if you have ever run hills, you know that the downhill is tough on your knees and requires as much training as the uphill).
Today WS and I ran the ramps at Memorial Stadium. There were three separate ramps that went up the stadium and we ran each one twice. This was much steeper than the parking garage we ran last week. We were both sucking wind by the end of it, but the goal for next time is to run each ramp THREE times.
It is amazing how much more energy you have on a run when it is not blazingly hot outside! What a treat it was to do the warm up and cool down run with an overcast sky and a cool breeze blowing!!
By the end of the run I was singing James Brown "I feel good!" WS was trying to conquer her allergies and was strong of leg but short of breath. Let's Australia doesn't have the same allergens.
Today WS and I ran the ramps at Memorial Stadium. There were three separate ramps that went up the stadium and we ran each one twice. This was much steeper than the parking garage we ran last week. We were both sucking wind by the end of it, but the goal for next time is to run each ramp THREE times.
It is amazing how much more energy you have on a run when it is not blazingly hot outside! What a treat it was to do the warm up and cool down run with an overcast sky and a cool breeze blowing!!
By the end of the run I was singing James Brown "I feel good!" WS was trying to conquer her allergies and was strong of leg but short of breath. Let's Australia doesn't have the same allergens.
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