Set out to run 8 miles non-stop, with hills. Actually did 12 1/2 miles with the first 10.7 miles non-stop. Wow, extremely pleased with myself. I don’t know what has happened but something seems to have clicked into place. Maybe it was psychological due to the non-stop 8 miles at the beginning of the week, [...]

There is a hill just two miles from home that has defeated me all year.  Not this morning, I tamed it, I beat the b*stard.  The hill starts just as you get into the trees in the photo.  It’s probably only 1/4 mile long and has a 4% incline but it is tough. I admit [...]