Hill Training - Page 2

Grant · #11 15th Feb 08, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by richardsimkiss

Also which method of hill training do people tend to do? I mean do people run hard uphill then jog slowly down for recovery? or continue a steady pace throughout? Same hill? Hilly course?

I usually do the run hard uphill and jog back down as a speed session, I feel they help build power in my legs in a way that squats/leg presses in the gym can't.

I also run over hilly, cross-country routes for one or two of my other runs every week and accept that I will be slower over the distance than on a flat course.

juniorrunner · #12 10th Mar 08, 03:09 PM

I've been using these hill runner workouts i found online at mytreadmilltrainer.com. Awesome guided workouts that'll really give you a challenge.

intriathlete · #13 12th Mar 08, 01:18 PM

didn't seb coe used to do reverse hills as a recovery session.

Run DOWN the hills - so you get the benefits of running whilst at the same time keeping a low heart rate and WALK back up as recovery

*Steve* · #14 12th Mar 08, 03:03 PM

Our hill sessions mix running up and downhill...most of us prefer going up than down...less painful on the legs

*richardsimkiss* · #15 12th Mar 08, 03:35 PM

Most people laugh when I say I'm good at running downhill....

intriathlete · #16 12th Mar 08, 04:14 PM

most fell races are won on the descent.. so its a useful skill to have....

team-lewis.co.uk · #17 1st Apr 08, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by intriathlete

didn't seb coe used to do reverse hills as a recovery session.

Run DOWN the hills - so you get the benefits of running whilst at the same time keeping a low heart rate and WALK back up as recovery

Seb would have used running down hill to increase his leg cadence, but not for strength obviously. And it wouldn't be a massively steep hill either.

team-lewis.co.uk · #18 1st Apr 08, 08:06 PM

To give you an idea of what I used to do before I came to Swansea,

I had a short run which had up to 7 hills of varying lengths and gradients, I would usually put 21-28 hill reps into the run. Each hill had completely different charactoristics and I could break the hills down into parts too. For example the hill to home was 1/2 mile long and I would break it down into 3. In the end I was able to get faster through each rep. They generally lasted between 40 and 120 seconds of effort with a jog/ walk down with most lasting around the minute mark. In the end I was able to take 15 secs on average off per 75 secs of running up hills. And because I varied the hills then I could take on any hill with confidence

It started with me doing 2 reps of each hill and increased to 4 by the start of the season.