The Hills are alive……
This week brought the return of something that I’ve missed tremendously…..HILLS! Those of you that know me know that I hate running and riding on flat areas and paths. We have an incredible 6 mile path that goes through three or four different towns. It’s always well maintained regardless of weather and it’s safe from traffic, but it’s FLAT! I also hate the treadmill or as I call it the dreadmill. Living in Bergen County there is no shortage of hills, short steep hills, rolling hills, long hills, you name it and we’ve got it. In the past my training regularly included hills and there were three areas that I frequented. First was Akers, it was a quarter mile steep hill that was great for hill repeats. Then there was Ridge Rd which is approximately one mile from bottom to top also good for longer repeats and lastly there is The Wegman’s Loop. I would park my car at Lifetime and run over to Wegman’s. The half mile run was the perfect warm up for what would lie ahead. It’s appr