A horrible sense of smell

I took Katie to the trails this morning for a run. The first mile of the 5K coming up at the end of this month is all uphill. The first mile of the trail I run is all uphill so I thought it'd be great practice for the race.

Normally in the past I've been able to run up the hill nonstop. Not today. I would like to say it was because I had Katie and all that dragging and pulling took a lot of energy, but that really wasn't it. I hadn't run the trails in a while and I was ill prepared.

However, I was able to run back up the hill going back so I didn't feel like a total loser. My garmin read 4 miles in 48 something minutes. Not too bad for me, especially considering the hills and walk breaks.

I figured this hill would be comparable to the upcoming 5K's hill. Well, I checked the course elevation. The hill I did this morning had an elevation gain of about 300 feet. The elevation gain in the 5k hill? 800. C.R.A.P. That is more than twice as steep! What the hell?!

Ah, well. It will be a challenge.

I have always had a horrible sense of smell. I guess with my super bad allergies this time of year makes it even worse. We let Katie inside the house this evening, and I thought everything was all fine. Until I saw my husband cover his nose with his shirt. I guess Katie's strong doggie smell is back with a vengeance. The bad part is that I didn't even notice it. Wonderful. I'm going to be one of those people whose houses smell horribly and I won't even know.