Running up that hill…🥵🤣🙂🏃‍♀️

[Sandraj39]

Taking advantage of no work this week, I was up and out for my 5K run just after 7am today - down through the local recreation grounds and over to some lovely fields where I have not run for ages. The stand out part of this route is a hill on one side of the field (which I ran twice, just for good measure!) Slow and steady but definitely doable🥵😉 - I need to be including this in my runs more regularly and also plan to use it for a few hill reps too, I think.🤔💪

Hope everyone has a good run today and that anyone on the injury couch is back out there soon.🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Hi lls, it's amazing that where once we walked we can now run isn't it?

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

It really is! And I find this hill hard whether I run or walk it! At.east when I run, it’s over quicker!😂

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

I love hills...go You! X

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Im sure it was you who said to me recently, ' hills are your friends' and I repeated that several times whilst we were doing the 3peaks challenge, particularly when a couple of the others kept muttering ' whose idea was this, I hate hills!!' I kept shouting ' HILLS ARE YOUR FRIENDS!!!' I got swore at several times!!😂😂😂

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate in reply to Hedgehogs123]

It was! GO YOU!!!!

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

😂😂

[XenaZelda]

i have started incorporating hills into some of my runs(well roads that go upwards and then down the other side, not necessarily a steep hill!) they are tough, but i have found they have improved my pace alot on the flat, before i graduated C25K i wouldn't of ever dreamed i could run up a hill and sometimes i do it either at the beginning of or nearer to the end of a 4k or 5k run.😀🥵

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to XenaZelda]

I agree - they are definitely worth the effort!🥵👍🙂

[XenaZelda in reply to Sandraj39]

Definately worth the effort, although hard when doing them, i quite enjoy doing them (i must be mad lol)

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done Sandra, I do enjoy a bit of hill training every now and then but slopes are not easily accessible to us, We can run them next to Southsea Castle , or over the footbridge crossing a main road at the north of the City. 😂

Hilsea footbridge

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

🤣Yes, you could do a few reps up and down that!🤣

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

We did that before doing the Severn Bridge parkrun. Turned out that SB was a far gentler incline. 😂

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

😂 At least you were prepared!🙂

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10]

I love the pic, definately one for me and those of us returning from the 3 peaks challenge!! 😂

[Mudita11 Graduate10]

I did a hilly run this morning as I definitely need to practice them. Got a steep (for Southampton) road not too far from me. Epic fail - I had to walk the last few metres. Then had to stop to get my breath when I reached the top 🤣. Took a couple of pics though

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[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Mudita11]

It’s not a fail - you still ran up that hill up until the point you walked! 💪 Next time you may get even further - good luck!🙂

[Mudita11 Graduate10]

and another

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[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Mudita11]

…and that looks like a really steep hill!💪