3 men took on WCW’s (Walker, Cheeto, Winchester) Hills of Pain this Sunday morning. This was my first post out that this running AO–and its an impressive venue. We’re lucky to have two great options for getting those necessary miles in as folks train for races in Rock Hill with Hills of Gloom and HoP. I had hard committed a few weeks to post there this week, and after Walker said today would be “moderate”, I decided to see what his moderate was all about.

We took off from the AO and Walker decided to give me a tour of all of the attractions out there. After a slow mosey (for Walker, 7:30 Pace for those of us who are human) around the mall, Walker and Winchester started talking about the “Big Nasty” hill. I thought I had seen it ahead, as there was an approximate 1/4 mile steep hill ahead. Walker assured me that hill was just its little brother. As we moved along and took a left towards Waterford, then I saw the Big Nasty. At least 1/3 mile long with a steep grade that never flattens out. Jackpot for those of us training for BRR!

We ran down and up that hill and back to the AO, covering 5.7 miles in the process at right around an 8 minute clip with some active rests (for me, the 6; of course). #Walkerisnothuman #winchesterisntfarbehind Overall, ran about 4-6 steep hills in the process and got some great work in.

All in all, a great run at a great AO. Lots of space to run, well lit, no cars, and lots of options. Definitely posting again–thanks for the invite, Walker.

Prayer Requests:
Winchester as he goes to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip.
Pax who are hurt and have tough situations in their personal lives

Aye!

Schrute