Running Up That Hill

This is the hill I run up when I'm feeling the need to push (or punish) myself on my run.

No, it's not a big hill. But to me, it sometimes seems insurmountable...if my knees hurt that day or if I'm thinking about the time I'm spending running when I could be writing or just because I ate too many damn Junior Mints the day before.

But when I get to the top and I turn the corner onto the flat part of the trail, sucking air as I go, I think, Damn, I did it. Yeah for me. I didn't stop halfway up to c