The Rolling Hills of Kentucky, Nearly to Indiana!

Why is it that I always have to run when I'm in Kentucky? It's okay though, Kentucky is beautiful and gorgeous to run through! I almost ran all the way to Indiana today, if it weren't for that pesky Ohio River I would have! The Ohio River is really getting on my nerves! It kept my half marathon temperatures under 40 degrees the entire time last October when I was here last running the Louisville 1/2 Marathon. Anyway it was much nicer out today, probably upper 70s, sunny, and even humid (boo.) Chad showed me where I could run before I set out and got lost in a horse farm somewhere, don't laugh it would have happened! I ran around his neighborhood (2.5 miles) and then headed down this long road towards Indiana. The road was lined with huge trees and tons of horse farms, but as you got closer to the river the hills start. These hills were huge in comparison to the 'big' hills in Minnesota. We're talking up to a 250 foot elevation change here, the worst I'm used to is about 50! Now I know why Chad always schools on hills in marathons, it's all he knows how to run on! This also made up for a few of the hill workouts I had missed, I think I'm all caught up now. Anyway by the time I got down to the river the Strongbow and black current I had just before leaving, among other things, was really getting to me and I felt sick, like honest to God going to puke in someone's yard sick, so I called in reinforcements to come get me and take me back to my Old Kentucky Home. I only ended up going about 6 miles when I should have gone 12, but I was going to hurt myself if I didn't stop. You name it, it had happened to me and was now working against me on the run. For the most part it felt really good to be out there running down the middle of a random road in the Kentucky countryside. I'm just glad I got a run in no matter how long it was or wasn't. Now onto more important things like the Kentucky Derby tomorrow and the mint julep in my hand!