- running inside vs outside.
My first few HM's that I ran were in October, when I was able to do most of my training outdoors during the summer. Other than my disgusting runner's tan, running outside is so much nicer than inside in every aspect.
With the Toronto Marathon being in May this year, most of my training has been indoors on a treadmill. With the weather hitting 10C yesterday, I laced up for my first run outside and definitely noticed a difference in my breathing. My lungs hurt. And my single UA shirt wasn't warm enough for the first half of a quick run. I'm hoping the weather warms up asap since there's only a month left before the race! - Hoggs Hollow hill.
I hate hills. They're evil. Period. And this race has a dreaded hill, Hoggs Hollow. I mean, I've ran races with hills before. The first race I ever signed up for was the Harry Rosen in High Park. I had no idea what I was signing up for and there was this evil 90degree incline (ok not vertical, but you get my point) in the first few KM. At the end, when the volunteers are cheering you on that there's only 500m left to the finish line, you look up and realize that you have to run up that bloody gawd-forsaken hill again. I mean, talk about deflating your spirits. Damn
Ok so back to Hoggs Hollow - from the pictures it doesn't look THAT bad. But I've driven on Yonge st before and you realize it ain't that easy. And reading up on some other blogs, this is scaring me. Because 1) I hate hills, and 2) I haven't incorporated much hill training in my routine.
This post has been very helpful about breaking down the Toronto Half Marathon into noticeable sections. In the past I've never really paid too much attention (or remembered the course in THAT much detail) - it's nice that someone actually has and shared it!
T-38 days!
