Thanks for the info and the link, Tattiefritter. (And I'd like to take the opportunity to say I think your avatar looks like a seahorse. If you look to the side of it and you see it indirectly, the shape of you on your bike with the shadow looks like the shape of a seahorse, I think its cool).
Anyway, tempo run this morning, 10 min slow warm up, 25 min tempo, 5 min slow. First 5 min at faster pace felt like crap, but I got over it and was feeling great. Knees were back to their minor protesting after last week's hiatus, but it could have been the pace.
The best part about going up hills is riding back down!