WK8 R1 - where did that hill come from?!

[red_faced_runner]

For various life reasons, I currently split my time between the south of England and the west of Scotland. So far most of my runs have been in the relatively balmy temperatures of the flatlands of Berkshire, so I knew that as I'm home in Glasgow for the next two weeks everything could feel different and was expecting the weather to chuck everything at me.

Delighted to wake up this morning to glorious sunshine so was excited to get out for my first 28min run and get going with week 8. It was freezing cold, but so beautiful with the autumn leaves on the trees.

I had picked what I felt was a relatively flat route. How wrong was I! I know that route well. I've walked it so many times over the years, and yet somehow all these hills appeared that I've never noticed before. That was tough! But I did! Go me!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Glad you enjoyed your 28 minutes run in Glasgow this morning, I was the tailwalker at Springburn parkrun in Glasgow today, the photo is what the weather was at parkrun, is that photo been taken in a park in Glasgow?

[red_faced_runner Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you. It was indeed. Linn Park on the southside 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to red_faced_runner]

In the 1970's just after I married we lived in Cathcart in the south side of Glasgow, I walked practically every day in Linn Park, however, there is no parkrun in Linn Park.

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Definitely go you!;😄 those hills are strange, you can walk along and they flatten out but try and run? They reach for the sky if you dare run. 😳 It's flat around here until I run then there's lots of up hill parts and even downhill parts 😂

[red_faced_runner Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

😆 those pesky hills!!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

This made me smile... I remember writing a very similar post a few years back, with the title, Anyone got a very big iron?

The flat that we assume is there, really isn't and there are slopes everywhere!

You went out, your an and that hill, you just got over it!

Brilliant and lovey photographs too! Well done you!

[red_faced_runner Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you. Glad I'm not the only one! As someone who loves hill walking you would think I would be delighted about finding new 'hills'. But running up them?! Wow, that's a whole new game 😆

[SillyGilly9 Graduate]

Funny isn’t it .. my go to run which mirrors the park run is 3 laps of the park ( Canons Park) and a small incline seems like a hill and then a mountain to climb on the 2 nd and 3 rd circuits

I do a reverse loop when by myself 😉

[red_faced_runner Graduate in reply to SillyGilly9]

Those small inclines definitely get steeper over time!! I get you on the reverse loop, I bet you are not the only one 😆