re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

hills... what hills
this is profile of the hill in my backyard starting next month. We're moving to Bozeman. yes that's 2k gain in first 1.5 miles.



Good way to get better at running hills is to spend time on the treadmill. Simple as one run a week with incline set to 2-3% grade for the entire 5-7 mile run to start. I've got several different types of workouts we've used to mimic hills from when we lived in New Orleans and were training for mountain trail races. Some will say treadmill is too boring but these are typically based around 1hr and are effective. The trickier part for longer distance races with lots of hills is mimicking the downhill that will destroy your quads.