Slow Hill Runs are the Way to Build

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Over the last few weeks, as you may know, I have been running hills regularly. If you are a regular here, you also know I don’t have much choice. Our new location requires you either run uphill or run downhill.

That all said, I have actually learned to start embracing this little “bump” in the road, or bumps in the roads. I have seen some significant gains from all the uphill running. My speed and leg strength are improving everyday.

Run the Hills Fatty!

Monday, January 19th, 2009

It seems all I do anymore is run the hills. Thats right, run the hills. No I am not in the Blue Ridge Mountains or Denver Colorado. Okinawa Japan has it’s own set of unique challenges, especially hills. Some of them quite challenging, especially for a fat runner.

So I continue to run the hills, burn fat and get into shape. The scenary is great and easy on the eyes as well. It almost makes you forget that the hills are there. The flowers, trees and other odd sights make the run entertaining. The smells can also be very unique. The smell of small homes cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner entice the taste buds and long for the run to be over so my big fat butt can have some food of my own.