Hills: 10 minutes out easy. Then, 10 minutes of hills (one minute up, and one minute down). Easy run for about 6-7 minutes. Repeat the 10 minutes of hills again, and then easy run home.

Distance: 5.2 miles

Time: 48:02

Performance Stats (out of 5 ★)

Legs: ★ ★ ★ ★

Gut: ★ ★ ★ ★

Energy: ★ ★ ★ ★

Mind: ★ ★ ★ ★

Overall: ★ ★ ★ ★.5

Soundtrack: Chevelle, Sci-Fi Crimes

Great hill run today. Legs felt great and lots of energy. Also, the little cold snap that came through earlier this week is gone - it's back to a t-shirt for the run. It made me a little sad to see the summer going away. I do love the fall, but I am hoping to be in much better condition for early summer running next year.

OK, today's big thought was on cars' "bright-lights" or high-beams. Turns out my hill that I run on for these hill days is on a major street / minor highway. The cars driving on this thing (me included!) go blistering fast. The hill is just too perfect not to run on, and the good news is that there is a nice sturdy guard rail that keeps the cars at bay on just the right part of the hill.

The bad news is that the lights illuminating the street are gone right when the hill is perfect for a hill work out. Good light leading up to the major part of the hill and after, but not over it. This leads most drivers to use their high-beams. Now, if you find this distracting when you are driving, it's equally as bad when you are trying to sprint up a hill ten times!

So, I've never been majorly accustomed to this, but when I am driving up upon a cyclist or runner, I plan to drop my high-beams just as I would for an oncoming car. Just seems like the polite thing to do!