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| The Harlem Hills aren't quite this tall, but they are close. Source. |
The Harlem Hills are hell.
The Harlem Hills, so called by me due to their location in the Harlem section of Central Park, encompass the majority of the first 3 miles of my runs. Winding and ever-inclining, these beasties burn my calves and torture my quads.
Let's not even talk about what they do to my buttocks.
But once they are done, oh, once the path goes flat, or even - praise be! - declines, I am on top of the world!
I make it through the next 5.3 miles of my run by mentally repeating "You can do this, you can DO this! You beat those damn hills - you sure can finish this!" What I'm verbally repeating is "*gasp, gasp* I can't *gasp* breathe *gasp* ouch"
But it's all worth it.
Every.single.hill.
Why?
Because no feeling is greater than going home and yelling "SUCKAAAAAA!" at Spencer, Mr.I-don't-think-you-will-wake-up-that-early.
Also, I hear the course for the Brooklyn Half is flat so huzzah for that!
**I find profanity, in moderation, both humorous and motivating.
Way to go rockstar! Are you training for a half! You are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to be able to run again!!
Ha! That's awesome!! Of course, I have no idea what it feels to run that far yet, but there's nothing quite like the feeling of accomplishment you get after you finish your longest run to date. I love that!
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ReplyDeleteI started couch to 5k today and wanted to almost die.
So basicallly this makes you my heroine. forever.
You go! That race is just going to feel easy after all your hard work on the hills. (Unfortunately, I'm expecting the opposite from my upcoming half; I hear rumors that the course looks like that picture. Aaaahhh!)
ReplyDeleteFully agree with the profanity statement :)
ReplyDeleteyou are seriously my hero! 6 miles?? and hills?! woah. you're gonna rock that half!
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