Despite the pain in my lower back (which is thankfully much better now) I think that run was a good character builder. I’ve had to deal with those stiff and tired legs on race day before and it is far too easy to mentally throw in the towel. Saturday proved that I could keep running and that it is possible to find the joy out there even if I’m not feeling my best.
Thankfully the week ended on a high note with my big workout of 5 x 5:00 hill repeats. I had been anxious about that run all week. 5:00 up a hill sounded like a lot of climbing. When I hit the hill I made sure to run up at a nice and steady pace and I didn’t look at my watch. Those 5 minutes didn’t seem that bad? When I turned around after my fourth repeat I saw a familiar face running towards me. My friend Tara had found me on the hill and she was coming to run with me whether I liked it or not! I couldn’t say no to that! That scary workout wound up being not as bad as I thought. It is nice to see that the hill training I’ve been doing lately is paying off.
With that workout I feel mentally back on track with running now… That is good timing because I have some big workouts coming up!
That hill is so brutal! Also last night people were telling me about those bomb signs at the park and I wasn’t sure it was true. Now I have proof!
Glad you are feeling back on track. Great job pushing through.
Where is that photo of you with the rock wall by the turn of the path taken from? I don’t recognize it, and thought I knew that loop well. I’m not sure which of the hills out of Weaselhead are worse.