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December 15, 2007

I ran up a big hill yesterday. I’m proud of myself. With running, I usually stick to the safe and easy…long distances. I worked my way up to running between an hour and an hour and a half recently but I decided I couldn’t just keep adding time to my jogs because soon I’ll be running for like three hours a day. That’s just not a very efficient workout. I needed a way to challenge myself, burn more calories, and still be running because that’s what I like, it’s what I do.

To see the hill I ran up, click here (I didn’t take that picture, I just it on Flickr). There is a road that winds up around the hill in circles. It was full of bikers and a few other runners. I’m proud to say that every runner I saw, I passed on the way up and the way down. I also passed a lot of people on bikes too, but according to S. that’s not fair because “biking uphill is WAY harder than running uphill.” Anyways, I thought I was cool passing people with wheels. I think I’m going to go again. A good challenge is something I’ve always loved. Today there’s sure to be more people, hopefully some who are faster than me so I can struggle to keep up.

I know nothing about running. I don’t even try to learn. I just put on my tennis shoes, and my ipod and hit the pavement. I keep no even pace, I slow down or speed up with every song that comes on. I don’t have proper shoes and I don’t ever stretch before or after (and I’ve never had a running related injury either). The one piece of running advice that someone once gave me and I actually remember is the following:

The best way to keep up with someone is to watch their butt. You latch on and go with their rhythm. Keep your eye on the ass and you’ll never fall behind.

So hopefully if someone faster than me is heading up the hill in front of me he/she has a nice ass so I can enjoy the scenery of my one running technique.

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Ohh nothing is better when you have a hot guy in military “daisey duke” style shorts running in front of you. That will keep you running in a nice fast past. just to keep up the view!

Comment by Tiffany — December 15, 2007 @ 5:55 pm

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Wow, I admire you for running up San CristÃ³bal! I biked up there once and thought the bottom half of me was going to fall off.

Comment by Leigh — December 16, 2007 @ 12:50 pm

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THAT is not a hill, it’s a *#@Ã§?@!$ mountain!!!

I HAVE to get my ass in gear and start running… we have a nice park down the street and I know I should take advantage of this…

I’m going to take your advice, just put on my running shoes, strap my iPod on and get the feck out of the apartment!!

Fned.

Comment by Fned — December 16, 2007 @ 2:47 pm

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I used to run races in Central Park and I would basically pick a person ahead of me and “beat” them, then pick another. It was pretty fun.

I like how Fned has that cool, French “c” with the little tail hanging off it available on her keyboard. It would take me lots of key strokes to get that one in a string of curses!

Comment by mexpat — December 16, 2007 @ 3:32 pm

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San Cristobal??? Girl, you are absoluely CRAZY…..I have run the stairs from the cablecar to the Virgen and I was exhaused ;o)
Not sure we can become running bodies!
Caroline

Comment by Anonymous — December 17, 2007 @ 4:07 am

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Ha! I like to focus on how my own cheeks must look, and how going up the hill is making them look even better.

I am back to my training program … 10K in March, and half-marathon in June. Hello, clean living! I looked and felt so good all last winter and spring during the process. Having a goal to work toward really works for me, ’cause I’m quite determined!

Comment by Maurey Pierce — December 17, 2007 @ 12:21 pm

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I ran up a big hill yesterday.

That’s a big of an understatement!

I started doing lunges again last week. I’ve never really been a runner, but in the past I’ve done a lot of alternating walking and lunges. I was so sore I could barely sit and I only did a few! But man, I can see the difference already.

Comment by ordinary girl — December 18, 2007 @ 7:54 am

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Wow…you may have just handed me the key to weight loss….I never thought of someone else’s @ss being my goal…I always concentrated on my own @ss.
this makes it much more exciting!!!

Comment by Rachel — December 18, 2007 @ 11:00 pm

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I use to run that all the time, go up from Pionono the paved road jags left, right, straightens out and pretty soon after the straightaway a trail goes like vertical to the right that’s a pretty good workout but you’re in the thick of the smog so summertime if at all.

Comment by Chileno — December 21, 2007 @ 3:11 pm

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That is a BFH (Big F***ing Hill).

Heh! I’ve never heard that ass advice before.

Comment by PastaQueen — January 3, 2008 @ 1:43 pm

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