Hills: Love or hate?

On my lunch break as I was trudging up a hill to do my short Wednesday trail run, I thought "do I love this right now or hate it?" One second I'm cursing the hill at how slow I'm running and the next I find myself saying "It's okay, this is slowly getting easier." and "At least this is really good for building my glute strength back up." And then out of nowhere "Oh, this is fun!" <--This is usually reserved for the downhills in which I feel like I'm flying.

Love 'em or hate 'em, they're supposedly pretty darn good for not only strengthening your hill running but also increasing your speed on the flats!

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I have to thank Michelle for getting me a little more focused on the hilly trails. Because I joined her on some fun trail runs, I was inspired to run more toward and up the hills (than away from them) and ultimately sign up for that 20 mile trail race. While it hurts A LOT at the time, it feels so good when you're done. I guess that's the case with anything that is difficult or time consuming.