Richmond Beach Runners head for the Hill Challenge

From the Richmond Beach Running Club

Do the hills of Richmond Beach and Edmonds intimidate you?

Do you avoid certain runs because of the hills?

If so, make a New Year's resolution to beat the hills.

This Saturday's run, January 7, 2017, will be a Hill Challenge.

After our warm up, we'll do a time trial of sorts. We'll see how many times we can run up and down the first half of the Richmond Beach hill in 30 minutes. If it is one time, great! If it is three, great!

In three months, we'll do the challenge again with the goal of beating your own record. This is will be a great run for all ability levels and speeds. If you walk the hill this Saturday, you can run the hill in three months. That is progress!

If this sounds like a nightmare, come on out and run Upper Woodway instead ... no worries.

Stretchers be at the church at 8:00am. Non-stretchers be ready to run by 8:10am. Richmond Beach Congregational Church parking lot, 1512 NW 195th St, Shoreline 98177.