Hill Training for Strength and Race Preparation
Even if your next race is on relatively flat terrain, you will encounter a hill at some point. Hill training is the best leg strengthening…
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Concepts of Hill Training on Trails
Keep the effort level and breathing rate consistent and conversational as you approach a hill. Touch lightly as you go up the hill (many…
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Hill Running Concepts – Trails
Keep the effort level and breathing rate consistent and conversational as you approach a hill. Touch lightly as you go up the hill (many…
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Short uphill stride helped me run my fastest marathon….at age 35
The 1980 Houston-Tenneco course had several significant rolling sections, and this worried me. I had strained my hamstring eight weeks before the race and had…
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There Be Hills Out There!
Hills build strength. Hill training will help you maximize the strength needed for running 5Ks and 10Ks. Doing a few hills, before the start of…
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Hills in Races (race hill technique)
In honor of this Saturday’s Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, I thought I’d give a quick tip on hill running in races. Have a great race everyone…