I put on my new Saucony's today and headed "to the hills" with Julie. We did another batch of 4 hills each on the 50th/35W loop. I felt stronger on these hills this week. I think back to the first one of the season and it was just painful. I can tell I am getting stronger and able to push through these. We did a nice run after the hills and I felt good getting that in before hopping in the car for the long drive to Milwaukee. We have a 15 mile long run on tap in Milwaukee. Another good test run for the Saucony's. They felt great this morning!