Running Up That Hill

Hoping to recover from my post Cleveland funk, I went for a run up Corridor G hill yesterday morning. It is also affectionately known as Capitol Punishment Hill during the Charleston Distance Run. The hill is a solid mile from start to finish, if not longer. Nike+ Maps estimates it as a gain of 301 ft. over that mile. That's an average gradient of 5.7%, but there are definitely steeper sections along the way. I started to feel a slight twinge in my knee approaching the hill, so I took it cautiously this time out. My third mile took 7'47" with the hill starting at the end of that mile. The next mile took me 9'06" to complete, as I crested the height where 119 meets Oakwood Road. My knee held up, but the thighs were barking pretty hard. It was brash to try to come at the Corridor with no hill training so far this year, but I was really anxious to prove myself coming off a week long rest. Here is the view coming back down with the slope continuing for another half mile below the horizon:

Glad to be heading downhill

The final run stats were: 7.15 miles, 56:21, 7'53"/mile pace, 885 calories.
And now a comment on post frequency. Mike and I have decided to post weekly or monthly on our progress. Occasionally we'll put up a product review or special training note. Outside of that, I'll try to keep the posts event centered. As this was a special post on Corridor G, it took the place of my Sunday week-in-review post.