I ran the Hospital Hill 5K this morning. I didn't train very well for it. I have lots of excuses - some good, some lame. First I had surgery to get a lipoma removed from my back at the end of March, then at the beginning of April we got a new foster placement, and then I had two sore throats back to back. I know, wha, wha, wha.
But here's the weird thing. Even though I had to walk 3/4 of the uphills this year, my time was over 2 minutes faster than last year when I trained more and only walked on one hill.
2009 time - 43:25 (13.9 minute mile)
2010 time - 41:17 (13.2 minute mile)