Running uphill

Four miles into my run I made it almost all the way up a very steep hill. That awkward moment happened when I was bent over trying to catch my breath, a car passed, stopped, reversed and it turned out to be a friend who tried to give me a ride home. Gasping and trying to convince him I was fine, and could continue on, but he didn't seem convinced. Tired, sweaty, hurting, thirsty, and winded, and I wanted nothing more than to get in that car and go home but I didn't and ended up doing a total of 10 miles today. Still struggling with hills and shortness of breath but working hard to not give up. Does anyone have advice on getting up those hills? And for the record I was short of breath on them before I got the pm too!

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Dogs

by Bostonstrong - 2013-08-05 08:08:56

Dogs are great aren't they ? Love my sons big furry love sponge but have learned he is way too powerful for me to handle on a leash, even though I am fairly strong. He is stronger. He was found starving to death in the wild and my son adopted him from a shelter shortly after that. He has some brain damage from seizures but it hasn't altered his capacity for love. Resilient. That is great you have such an amazing dog and awesome that he can assist you up hills. I'm training for the Maine marathon and need to manage those hills on my own. Asthma is probably a bigger issue than cardio for me so it's probably wishful thinking that a change in settings would help me power up hill easier. Where do you hike in the brush? Sounds intriguing!

Funny

by Bostonstrong - 2013-08-05 12:08:10

Sounds like a better way than huffing and puffing. My son had an enormous shelter dog who stayed with me for awhile. I attached a leash to his collar and he proceeded to fly me down the hill as I held on with 2 hands. Kind of like waterskiing on land, but with sparks coming out from my flip flops. That dog could pull me up the hill!

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