Let me introduce you to my enemy. On my 5 mile route, I come to this hill at about 3.2 miles into. It is a deceiving hill because it goes up and up and up and then the road curves about 90 degrees. So just when you feel like you're at the summit..BAM!... you realize you have part 2 ahead of you. When you read that I had to take a breather during one of my runs, you can pretty much bank on the fact that it was at the top of this hill. I never rest in the middle of a hill because that feels too much like quitting, but once I get to the top, I have no problem taking a minute or two to compose myself.

As for the latest run, it was yesterday (Thurs): 4 miles even at 9:30 pace. Even though it was cooler, I still didn't feel the euphoria of a couple days ago. I guess if I got that too often then I would take it for granted. So I have 15.2 in for the week so far with a 10 miler scheduled for this weekend. 25 miles per week seems to be the mileage where I can see visible changes in this spare tire I lug around. By the way, I've lost 4 pounds since returning from vacation, not changing much except trying to control portions instead of eating everything in sight every meal.