Last night was the last hill workout of the season. Honestly, after last week, I was a little nervous. Even just reading the workout made my breath quicken. But I tried not to think about it. I tried to remember it's just a hill and it's just running. Nothing life or death here. I have to say, it went better than expected. The first time up the hill I got yelled at by Ramon for not pushing hard enough. Fine. You want me to push. I'll push. Next time up I really pushed it and for once, I didn't get yelled at. I got high fives. High fives from Ramon is basically the highest praise you'll get.
I'm feeling a little conflicted about tapering soon. I feel like I'm just starting to work hard in the workouts. I feel like maybe I wasted some time and could have been trying just a teensy bit harder for most of the year. But then again, if I keep pushing it, I think my shins are seriously going to give out on me. They're ready for the taper. Stupid shin splints. You ruin everything.
In other news, I've been researching Chicago for my upcoming trip. Mostly researching what to eat. I wish I could stay there longer. I really want to eat EVERYTHING everyone has been recommending, but there just isn't enough time. Unless I eat pizza and hot dogs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This wouldn't be a bad thing if it weren't for the fact that I have to run a marathon. I can't eat all this stuff before the marathon. Who knows what it would do to my tummy. But after the marathon, all bets are off. Monday Oct 8th shall be a glorious feast!
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