Judging the Hill

Have been troubled by my inability to correctly gauge the total height of the hill climb. Today I went out and did 4 reps with a recovery loop between each hill rep. The first time I made this climb I arrived at the top half dead, totally incapable of further forward movement until I had fully recovered my breath. Today, I marched up to the top without any problem at all. And did it four times running.
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Carpe diem

This morning, fourteen years ago, I was making a final run, transporting boxes from my rented accommodations in Ottawa to my newly acquired condo. Crossing the Champlain Bridge (the old, narrow, traffic choked Champlain Bridge) I was struck by the splendor of the clear blue September sky, an incredibly bright day with not one cloud visible in that vast azure expanse. The time was 8:45 a.m.
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