Last year, someone in the San Francisco Marathon FB group asked me if I was running ATB. At the time, I didn't even know what ATB was. Turns out the Around the Bay 30k in Hamilton is the oldest road race in North America. One of its taglines is "Older than Boston". 😁 Since 2019 …
Tag: Hills training
Running is my therapy
I started getting a sore throat yesterday so I took a Nyquil before bed last night. Thankfully, my sore throat is pretty much gone but I was still feeling off the whole day today. When I got to MEC, I was pretty tired. If it wasn't for the Ninjas, I would have just gone home …
Hills Reflection
We ran hills yesterday. Every hill is different. Some are steep, some are rolling, some are long, some are short. They all challenge you, shape you, stretch you...in different ways. Going uphill requires grit. Going downhill requires restraint. Life is all about going up and down hills. When you look back at the hill, you …
Green Monster on Repeat
We decided to slay the Green Monster again...3 times! At first, I was like, "What was I thinking? This hill is so long! Whose idea was this?!?!" After one rep, I thought, "Okay, that wasn't too bad. I can do this again." After the second rep, I told myself, "Just one more. You can do …
Jim’s Hill Hell continues
It was raining so hard this morning that as soon as I stepped out of the house, I wanted to crawl back into bed. I knew it was raining but I didn't know it was raining that hard. By the time I got to the end of my street, I was already all soaked. I …
16 thoughts
Yesterday was Jim's 4x4 Hill Hell. Here's what I told myself at each hill. Hill 1: Only 3 more of these to go! This is good practise for San Fran How did that biker beat me?! Last one...for now! (3 mores sets to go!) Hill 2 Okay, I can do this, just 3 more Misery …
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