Go UP!
Hill workouts are a great way to improve your running performance. By running up hills, you gain strength in your muscles which is difficult to achieve with flat-land running. Hills provide variety to your workouts. The sessions are actually fun because they involve short periods of hard work, followed by complete recovery.
I recommend doing a hill workout every other week to allow for muscle strengthening and full recovery. Below are two hill workouts to try.
30 Second Hills
- 10-minute, slow warm-up
- Find a gradual to steep hill to run up
- 30 seconds uphill at your mile race pace / walk downhill / repeat 15 times
- 10-minute slow cooldown
2 Minute Hills
- 10-minute, slow warm-up
- Find a gradual to steep hill to run up
- 2 minutes uphill at your mile race pace / walk down hill / repeat 8 times
- 10-minute slow cooldown
Have fun conquering hills and increasing strength this month!
Coach Carol
