Dear 50 minute hills,
I’m sorry that I got through the first 15 minutes of your workout and thought you were too easy and that I wasn’t pushing myself. I really underestimated the amount of workout that you would put me through. I’m sorry that I thought you were a push over workout. Looking at the lovely notecard that Michelle gave me, I thought “no way is this going to be hard.. I mean its *WALKING*”. Yeah, well, I was wrong.. you were a good challenge. Thank you for that. I needed to do something different. But yeah, now that we are all done with the workout, I wanted to let you know that I kicked your ass… but you knew that already. I spat in your challenge and pushed you over.. you know what? I’m going to do it again.. only this time I’m going to go faster and push harder. I OWN YOU.
Your friend,
Aric
ps – for those of you interested 50 minute hills on a treadmill looks like this:
| Time | Pace | Incline |
| 0 – 5 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 5 – 7 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 7 – 9 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 9 – 11 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 11 – 13 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 13 – 15 | 3.0 | 10 |
| 15 – 17 | 3.0 | 12 |
| 17 – 21 | 3.0 | 15 |
| 21 – 25 | 3.0 | 12 |
| 25 – 30 | 3.0 | 10 |
| 30 – 35 | 3.3 | 7 |
| 35 – 40 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 40 – 45 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 45 – 50 | 2.5 | 0 |
You were forewarned!
That is great training for the Spartan Race.
Yes, dear.. you warned me not to underestimate the power of the 50 minute hill… and yes, dear.. I ignored it 🙂
Ha! Yes! I saw your note the other day; haven’t had a chance to read it. I will get back to you tomorrow!