I live in a reasonably hilly area. I cannot run more than a mile on flat ground. At some point, generally more than once for a five miler, I encounter hills, .... steep, shallow, the lot.
Will I suffer over a period of years from doing so much hard training? At the moment, I really boost my times, because of all the strength training that I naturally incur, and have recently produced PBs (in my late 30s).
Does anyone have the same surrounding undulating problems?
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Like you, I can't run far from home without encountering "undulations", and live on top of a hill. At first the upswings were excuses to have walking breaks, and I've measured my progress according to which hills I have to slow down on and which I can push the pace on. When none of them slow me down, the evillest of all will be pressed into service for hill reps.
we hill-dwelling people should be grateful for our environment. I live in Staffordshire and anyone who's done the Potteries Marathon will tell you its not flat round here, since we have Staffs Moorlands on our doorstep. Don't forget the hill work will strengthen the major muscle groups in your legs, which of course one of the first things a physio would do if you had suffered from a joint injury say in your knees as strong muscles help stabilise joints.
Agree completely with velociraptor though about going downhill. I personally think this is much worse for you from a physical injury point of view than going uphill (I lost 3 toenails the last time I had long downhill runs in a half marathon and had sore hot knees for about a week afterwards).
but i live in the antrim hills, brilliant. the area i live in has so many little roads and big roads that you can pick and choose the course you want depending on how you feel, or how hard oyu need to train that day. on my 10km course, i have one large hill, about a 1min run up--so i can run half my 10k run, stop the watch, do 6 or 7 hills on that hill, start the watch and run home again, aver less, but no less appreciale hills. i think it's fantastic, people don't know what there missing.
and i'll tell you somehting for nothing, talk about the best of both worlds, in spain this summer, i stuck on my old shoes and went running over the sand dunes about the north coast of spain, you got the benefit of the ultimate off road surface-sand, plus the hills. it was something like heaven------soz, i went on a bit there............
I live in Derby and my husband and I want to start hill running, were are resonably fit and want to try something different.
Anybody know where we can partake in a hill run in Derby ?
I am currently training for a half marathon and have been told that the course is very hilly and pretty tough.
I did a little bit of hill training on Saturday. I have never done it before and am not entirely sure if I did it correctly or there is anything else I should be doing.
Does anyone have any pointers for me?
Thanks
Stephanie
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/general/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hill-training/159.html