- Keep the effort level and breathing rate consistent and conversational as you approach a hill.
- Touch lightly as you go up the hill (many trail runners walk up most or all hills).
- If you insert running segments whengoing uphill, reduce stride length as you run up to maintain resiliency in the leg muscles.
- Reduce stride to baby steps when needed on steep hills or long hills – OR WALK.
- Monitor effort by breathing rate; try to maintain the same breathing pattern as on the flat.
- Stay smooth when running up and running down.
- Let gravity pull you down the hill as you touch lightly with a relatively short stride.
- Let cadence or turnover increase as you run down, without a great increase in stride length.
- Watch for trail hazards constantly and walk through them.
- Don’t over-stride!
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