Three Things Thursday
1. I have a cold and it sucks. Spud thoughtfully passed it along last week and now I’m stuffed up, but have a drippy nose at the same time (?). Hopefully getting out to run will get it out of my system.
2. I abhor am learning to love hill repeats again. Every training cycle I do them and then after every race I slack off. I completed week 1/7 yesterday with 4 repeats. I’m supposed to do 600m hills with a grade of 6-8%. I figure that my 410m hill with an average grade of 10% (12% for 200m, turn corner, 8% for 210m) is good enough. Thankfully my friend came by with her little girl and she was nice enough to watch the kids at a park while I ran. This meant that I didn’t have to push Spud up the hills with me. I know I won’t be this spoiled every week, but it made my run so much more enjoyable!
3. I’m off to bake. I don’t do it often – it’s more Colin’s thing, but I can make a couple of things pretty well. Today it’s Apple Crisp and Banana Bread. Good thing I run so often so I can eat what I make!
Finished product: Is it bad that I want this to be my dinner when I get back from clinic?
Love My Runners 
I am with you on hills. My body can never get used to them.
February 10, 2011 at 11:30 pm
Nice job on the hill repeats! I find it really hard to motivate myself to go out and get them done
February 11, 2011 at 12:45 am
Yummy on the baked goods! And hope you feel better soon!
February 11, 2011 at 1:37 am
Whine…snivel…I have bronchitis. Please send Colin over with our share of the baked goodies, which look fabbilous. Oh, and by the way: Way to go on the training runs!
February 11, 2011 at 2:56 am
Oh wow, I can almost smell the bread from here. It looks delicious!! Hills are a love/hate thing aren't they…hate to do them but love when they are done!
February 11, 2011 at 5:30 am
banana bread sounds absolutely delicious right now! 🙂
February 11, 2011 at 5:40 am
I want a piece. They look awesome.
Kevin
HalfTRIing.blogspot.com
February 11, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I would totally make that my dinner! It's fruit, it's practically healthy!
February 11, 2011 at 1:45 pm
My hill repeats were tough last night. I realized I lean wayyyy too much forward when I do them and need to be more upright. I think I looked like a little old lady last night.
February 11, 2011 at 1:56 pm
i hate hills. i know how important they are. good fo ur for getting it done!
February 11, 2011 at 2:43 pm