Recovery runs

[Deleted User]

I was wondering today whether there is any problem running one hill during a recovery run? I like to run a circular route, and my preferred route home is over Primrose Hill, which takes less than two minutes, but typically will take my heart rate above 180.

I could avoid this/run it more slowly, but I do enjoy it. Is one small interval a problem in an easy run?

RJK

I think you should do whatever you need to do to keep the heart rate under your recovery ceiling. If that means walking up the hill, fine.

I don't know if a short interval blows the whole thing, but I'd definitely walk/run slowly up the hill to keep the heart rate down, and keep the blast up the hill for the hard run.

Jj

Depends on how you want to define 'recovery'.

True recovery means just that, surely.

Pushing it, as you must for a hill of whatever dimensions, means you're pushing, not recovering.

[Deleted User]

Thanks - this does seem like common sense. Think I'll avoid it all together. There are normally loads of people at the top, so it's a bit embarassing to crawl to the top in running gear.