It’s taken a long time for me to figure out, but I am not going to let hills bother me anymore.

Here’s why. For years I listened to advice about changing the running technique when climbing. It isn’t that I don’t go along with a little forward lean, etc. What I have found is that the “hill” problem is more psychological than physical. If you let them bother your run, they will certainly bother your run!

So if hills are a head problem, is there a head solution? I have learned to attack hills by taking them ten feet at a time. I drop my focus from 1000 feet ahead to ten to twenty feet ahead. I am only interested in the next twenty feet. It is important to remember, at the same time, that I am working out on the hill, building my strength and stamina.

Of course, I still need to pay attention to traffic and other road hazards. And on the downhill run that always follows, I can still sight-see and enjoy the scenery.

WHAT HAPPENS TO those missing kids on Milk cartons ?
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