I do have some races on the schedule. I'm running the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon and 5/3 River Bank Run 25k this spring. This year they've created a really cool double-down medal for women who complete both. You know me, all about the bling.
My training has been less than stellar though. I feel like I've lost any and all speed I gained last year because of marathon training. Too many long slow runs where the only goal was to finish XX distance. That and running too many of those runs with intervals has really fraked up my mental game as well.
In an effort to shake things up, I signed up for a 15k race tomorrow. The Kent City Ridge Run, or "Jill's Hills" as it's affectionately know around these parts.
For shits and giggles I mapped the route yesterday and I have to admit - those hills scare the shit out of me. I've been struggling to run on flat terrain so now I'm wondering why I set myself up for this "special kind of torture" as my friend Tami put it. This is a super small race (only about 350 people between the 15k and 5k) so the hills combined with my slowness means I'll probably be way at the bottom of my age group again. Sucks after working so hard to at least be in the middle.
On the plus side? At least I'll get a good workout and it's my first official 15k so no matter what happens, it's an automatic PR.
What about you? Do you love or hate the hills?
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