I CONQUERED.....THE BITCH

This was the day. I sat there this morning drinking my coffee looking out at the weather. It did not seem too bad. hmmmm. That got me thinking. Should I do another practice run up that hill.? I am pretty sure she was calling to me over here in my robe. Psssst. Come on, give it a try.
So I grabbed my music and my garmin and of course my shoes and off I went to visit her.

Don't you think that the sign is misspelled? Have we not already said "BITCH HILL"
I took another look at her again.

and again

I am standing there and thinking...do it now and if you succeed then the next challenge is to do it faster.
By now she is really jeering and laughing. I see her smile, but it's a sly smile. The pines along the sides gently glide me along. I am going I say, and all the way to the top.

Who is your master she seems to be asking? I am determined, left, right, left, right . I keep my stride slow and short and remember not to look down. My eyes scan the horizon. I am focused. Ahhh, but I need music. I turn up the IPOD. I have the perfect songs to get me motivated. Good Golly Miss Molly and C'est la Vie, by Chuck Berry as I am headed to the summit.

Just a little more. Forget the glutes, forget the Poas Muscle, Forget the IT Band. Just breathe and Focus.
WOW!!!! I did it!!!! She came and she conquered.

But who really knows that I did it. I check my garmin and look at the time. Yikes. That was slow. Nevermind the time. The point is that I did it. No one is there to witness this. No one is there to congratulate. Does she even know? Yes, I believe she does. There seems to be a new quiet in the air. A new stillness at the crest. The pines are rustling softly. They are swaying gently as if to hug me. So now I descend. I have to be careful the road is icy. If I go to fast I will stumble. If I stumble I could end up rolling down a ravine.

I eye the way down carefully. I keep my stride close and loose. I am grinning from ear to ear and I am sure she is too.
I take a peek ahead to make sure for ice. I see many open patches of road. I think to myself, if I navigate carefully I will make it down in half the time it took to get to the top.

Swoosh and I am down at the bottom in half the time it took me to get to the top. My favorite tune: you guessed it.
Boot Scootin' Boogie.
When I am ready to depart I stop and I take a look around me. I am grateful and I say Thank You Hill. I swear she smiles and nods, gives me a wink and softly says. "I will see you again"