Vigilante Drive

Memory is an amazing thing....


Pfft! No shit Sherlock! When I was training for Aconcagua I used to RUN up the Vigilante Drive hill carrying 15-17-20 kg. I'll say it again: running + carrying. It is with the memories of me running effortlessly uphill carrying weights that I descended on Vigilante Drive last night before climbing training. With the thought of doing a "light" speed [ha!] workout of only 3 hill reps, then quickly back up the long and windy south buona vista drive and go for training.

Reality struck me about half-way in the first rep when I don't know what I was thinking about or looking at but my body had a very good chance of taking over. And I suddenly found myself stopped in the middle of the hill, panting and grasping for air. I was utterly shocked at the cheekiness of it all! But fret not, I showed it who's boss! I stopped again but this time by my own will just before reaching the top...

To make up for it, I watched myself closely and did not stop at all on my second [and LAST - what? I am out of shape!!] hill rep. However, I did have to stop twice again going up south buona vista. Maybe I was just tired yesterday. Ah well ...

LATER EDIT: In a precedented attack of lameness I just went running. Was planning to run from school to home, the usual easy-peasy 6/7 km route that I normally run. Four km into the run and I just stopped. At one bus stop. And got on the first bus that I could take. I do not know what I was thinking when I allowed myself to take the Ez-link card (I know that whenever I take it I will find some stupid excuse to get on the bus - or pray for heavy rain). Today, I just didn't even feel like giving myself an excuse. I just stopped and subsequently got on the bus. To make matters worse, I was wearing my 2008 marathon finisher t-shirt. Pfft. Suck, I do. Improvement, I need.