When is a hill a hill?

[dijep]

The old railway track I like to run along was laid along a valley bottom which slowly ascends from where I live to the next village. Through most of my C25k journey I obviously ran from that village home, all slightly down hill😂. Recently I've been running the other way, it's only a slight gradient but I can really feel the difference 🤣. Several paths lead down on to the track, all are unsurfaced and vary in their length and steepness.

My plan today was to run down to the track and up different paths and then loop back down again. I was accompanied on my run by the next Women's Running podcast which was again really interesting talking to Susannah Gill. This did a good job of distracting me but I have to confess I allowed myself a 10 step walk at the top of the hills 😊

I'll definitely do this again as I know like medicine hills good for you !

As I ran I spotted this Robins Pincushion gall it was so bright amongst all the greenery so I walked back to get a picture.

NOTE: When I write "Hill" my definition is anything that isn't flat 😂🤣😂

Safe running everybody, 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Anything that is not flat is some sort of hill

What a good run and lovely picture

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

My thinking too 😊

[Ethelbert Graduate10]

Living in the Peak District, I'm surrounded by real hills. When I'm running, if a marble would roll down it, it's a hill.

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Ethelbert]

I love the Peak District, usually go a couple of times a year, I had family who lived in Derby so used to go a lot as a child. I love the marble image😊Marbles would run on my slopes nothing like your hills though.

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

well done, it sounds like a super run.

[Hidden]

What a lovely run. As far as I am concerned, anything that isn’t flat is a hill dijep, they just vary in size. 😉

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

It seems like my gold are everybody's hills. I guess when your can run up them easily then they'll just be slopes!

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Another good one for you Dijep and a beautiful photo. I don't think I've seen one of those flowers before - or at least I can't remember seeing one outside of a garden.

Well done on the hill running - that's something I've been meaning to do and artfully avoiding for ages

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

It's needs must really for me as there are hardly any flat routes round me.

How are you doing? Any help from a physio yet?

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

Yep - just posted. Nothing serious so I shd be back to it soon.

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

I'm with you on that one dijep, anything other than flat is a hill, whatever the gradient 😂 love your pics, keep them coming 😍 🌷🐝🐞

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

😊Thanks

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Anything that isn’t flat is my definition of a hill too Dijon. I have to run around Southsea Castle to do my hill training.

What a lovely sight that plant is amongst all the green. A good year for blackberries too.

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Blackberries... An added running bonus 😊