Runner 4 Life

I don't about anyone else, but I love doing hill workouts. Many of my teammates absolute hate running hills. For some reason I just love them. Today I went to a familiar hill. Known as Knox Hill, it's short and steep. I grew up sledding down this hill in the winter time, but now it's serving a much greater purpose with my training. I went up and down the hill 16 times, each taking about 20-25 seconds to reach the top. I really focused on my knee drive and getting on my toes while working up the hill. It's going to come in handy in the races this fall getting over some of the tough hills we'll encounter in some of the courses we'll be running.

Like I said, most people hate running hills, even runners who are really good at them. However, I look at the benefits running hills can give you: getting you out of your monotonous running stride, getting you on your toes and lifting your knees a little higher, making you pump your arms a little more, and it's a great way to work on your sprint. Working up a short hill really hard will make running a short, flat sprint at the end of a race or a workout much much easier.

Well, the work week has come to an end for me; only one week of summer work remains before I return to school to prepare for cross country camp!! I'm looking forward to a good LSD run tomorrow morning, I can't wait!!