Hill training question
Our campus (where I live) is on a small hill and I have been doing hill training regularly, by running up a road. The road is slightly steeper than the one on the Marine drive flyover (used by NRC), but the distance I run is roughly the same. If I run as fast as I can, then I can do only a few (5-6) repetitions (running up the hill and walking back). If I run somewhat slowly to conserve energy, then I can do more repetitions. My question is, what is the better approach so that hill training is more effective? My objective is to increase my stamina, so that I can cut down my half-marathon times this year, and hopefully run a marathon next year in a decent time.
Thanks,
Sripad.
Thanks,
Sripad.
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Permalink Reply by zico on -
The right approach is to do about 6 reps on the hill at a pace which is maintained the same for all 6 reps and exhausts you to an extent that the 7th rep ends up being a "no go". This is the only guideline I can give you. If you are currently able to do just 5 - 6 reps then you are doing it right. If you slow down, you will not build strength in your legs to get you to become faster - which is what this is supposed to do.
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Permalink Reply by Sripad Motiram on -
@Zico Thanks for your reply. I will stick with my 5-6 reps, try to increase pace and maintain consistency.
Sripad.
zico said:The right approach is to do about 6 reps on the hill at a pace which is maintained the same for all 6 reps and exhausts you to an extent that the 7th rep ends up being a "no go". This is the only guideline I can give you. If you are currently able to do just 5 - 6 reps then you are doing it right. If you slow down, you will not build strength in your legs to get you to become faster - which is what this is supposed to do. -
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