Running Downhill

[SkiMonday]

So far, I've been running on the flat (except for Rhoose Point which had a seriously steep climb but, seemingly, no downhill). Anyhow, today's run had a few dips which involved running downhill. I figured that a good approach would be to kind of "freewheel" so that I could use gravity without having to put in too much effort. The result was that I picked up loads of speed and had to put a lot of effort in just to keep my legs between me and the ground. Is there a better way?

Bikes seem to handle this much better and "put your skis on edge and carve baby" isn't an option.

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

I’ve just been on a trail course. Here are the downhill tips although I think it applies more to trail runs:

• Relax as much as possible

• Use gravity

• Stay upright

• Use your arms

• Skiing!

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Hi Tasha. Thanks for that. Any idea what "skiing" means in this context?

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to SkiMonday]

I’m not quite sure! I’ll think on it and see if it comes back to me 😂

[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

I’ve remembered! If you’re going too fast or it’s too steep, sort of cut across diagonally back and forth a bit like downhill skiers, rather than going straight down 👌🏽

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Ah! That makes sense, I'll give it a try. Cheers!

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Running along side Tasha99 s advice (running 🏃 see what I did there!!😂😂)

A friends advice was also to relax as much as possible and till u feel yr bum cheeks Bouncing! 😂🤗 But this may not work for everyone.

Be interested to know what sking means

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[Tasha99 Graduate10 in reply to Deals1]

I remembered ⬆️

[SkiMonday Graduate10 in reply to Deals1]

There's a theme running through this!

I've got some idea of how to handle this now so I'll give it a go on my next downhill.

Thanks.

[SkiMonday Graduate10]

Update: just trying to control my speed a bit made a big difference. The downside being that it results in me switching to a heel strike which I think is bad for my knees.