Hills....😖

[madmother]

Fought the bed gremlins and got up out of my warm comfy bed for this mornings run. Week 2 of my 10K program. I live in a hilly area and now I’m running for longer and further, avoiding the hills is becoming difficult. I struggle mentally with circuits, can’t deal with running past the finish point and repeating a lap. So today was hilly...nowhere near as bad as my C25k hill drama (hideous experience) but still, tricky. I read a lot about hills after my last drama and so tried to shorten my stride and slow right down and I got up them all. I have to be careful because I find myself “tackling” the hills in that I run at them and almost end up trying to go faster than on the flat! Discipline is the key.

How does everyone else tackle those hills?

[SlowLoris]

Just the same. Shorter steps, regulate breathing, learn to enjoy the sensation. Lots of people pay a fortune to go to gym and get out of breath (some of them!). We get it for free.

Well it's free if you don't consider the expensive shoe habit.

[madmother Graduate10 in reply to SlowLoris]

True! Thanks

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Well done you. I started doing hills in wk9 of c25k . I find that slowing down concentrating on breathing and keeping my body tall helps 😊

[madmother Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Excellent thank you

[Debston Graduate10]

Small steps and I try to avoid looking up at the top of the hill, I find it just puts me off if I can see exactly how much further is left to climb! 😂 I also try really hard to remember that uphill running is really good for me...

[madmother Graduate10 in reply to Debston]

Agreed! Lol. I keep my head down and try to keep on plodding on. I think they feel slightly easier...only slightly. It certainly makes the smaller pulls you come across feel less bothersome!