I've ran around a lot of places — NW Ohio, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Fla., west central Ohio — but Northeast Ohio ranks at the bottom.
Why do you ask?
The hills.
Yes, I realize this blog is named Attack the Hill, and I named it after the struggle to run up hills and conquer them. Lately though, they've been conquering me.
Kent has some fairly steep hills, especially around the university. There's Lincoln Street, Summit Street, Terrace Drive and Crain Avenue — just to name a few. I've never ran a road race with hills that steep or long. I really question sometimes why I train on these hills.
At home, in Pemberville, I can run 8-9 miles no sweat. Here at Kent, I'm sucking wind hard after two miles. That's not cool.
Maybe it's my core muscles. I haven't been doing any crunches or push-ups lately. Maybe I'm getting a little weak around that area. I'll try doing crunches and stuff in the mornings. Hopefully that'll help me attack the hills.
Or I'll just rent a really big backhoe and level out Kent, Oh.
Race countdowns:
Spirit of Pittsburgh Half Marathon: 58 days
Thanksgiving Day 10K Run (Cincinnati): 84 days
Flying Pig Marathon: 240 days
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