Hill work out

[Tessie66]

Went to my local parkrun park and concentrated on the hills,did 1k before then 3x3 hills then finished just under another 1k to cool down.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That sounds fun, hills are hard but exhilarating so well done you

[Tessie66 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I try and get them in regularly, but I'm surrounded by them so hills I do a lot and definitely helps and thank you

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Well done, ✔️

[Tessie66 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Well done - sounds like a tough workout!🥵

[Tessie66 Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you I was definitely sweating after I add the 1k before and after to the hill run and the 1 after was a quicker time

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

That’s one of my favourite speed runs. Nice one!

[Tessie66 Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

I'm mainly practicing for my parkrun when doing the hill runs and I'm hoping it benefits me in the long run. My problem I find with parkrun is setting off to quick I think I'm a teenager at times lol 😆.

I run with my son in law sometimes and his pb is 22 minutes I'm over 8 minutes slower but I suppose that's to be expected with a nearly 30 year age gap . Sorry I do waffle on at times

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Tessie66]

We love a good waffle here! You’re not alone with setting off too fast. It’ll come with practice. I found doing regular hill:/interval/tempo/farlek took my PBs down. What made the biggest different was strength work though. That was a nice side effect of getting injured and needing to hit the gym to keep running.

[Tessie66 Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Not a massive gym fan myself but definitely something I will need to look at,do you think one gym session a week will be beneficial?

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Tessie66]

Absolutely! I’m using “gym work” to mean strength work… it doesn’t have to be in a gym.

There’s a great podcast here…

play.acast.com/s/the-runner...

and the article that goes with it…

runnersworld.com/uk/trainin...

[Tessie66 Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thank you I'll definitely give it a listen and a read