Evening All,
I've signed up for the Midsummer Munro half in June and am getting into training.
The only problem I have is that I'm in Cambridgeshire which has zero hills. Any suggestions for helping to prepare for the slopes whilst being on the flat?
Any thoughts welcome.
Cheers
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For downhill , gym work like lunges or step up and downs will help.
For uphill , see if you can find some stairs and run two at a time up them.
You may have to do lots of reps but that's the price you pay for living somewhere flat
The Midsummer Munro has A LOT OF VERY BIG STEPS. I'd get on the stepper in the gym, get your quads working.
And if you've only just got round to training for it... good luck. Pace yourself, it will be hard going.
I regularly run around Box Hill, and My advice would be to get in the car and drive to some hills. However, if that is not an option, then do lots of walking up and down stairs, lots of gym work focusing on leg strength (especially calves and quads), and maybe do a couple of weekends hill walking....
The MM is a fantastic race but really really tough if you aren't used to the hills. But as Philpub says, there are a lot of steps and they really sap the strength from your legs. The slopes are the least of your worries! The best bit of advice I can offer is to make sure you leave loads in the tank for the return journey - the last set of steps are absolute murder!!