Mountain Climbing...

...or just a really high incline on the treadmill.  What could stop me?  Shin splints?  Sore feet?  No, neither of these stopped me today.  I soldiered on, waiting for the pain reliever I took just minutes before my workout to kick in.  After 20 minutes on incline 6 at a pace of 4mph and I got some, if only a little, relief from my shin splints.  The next 5 minutes would be much better and I could have gone on for another 20, but Erik said he had to go.  I wanted to run today, but climbing the hill at a slower pace seemed to be the only thing I could manage.  Looking forward to tomorrow when I tell myself, "Run, Karen, Run!"