What on earth was I thinking?! After all the running chat I had to get out there. Had the bright idea of running a different route without realising how uphill it was. I felt like I ran uphill at various gradients for most of the run π€π€π€ I had a 750m elevation gain! Omg I was so hot and can already feel my thighs are stiff before we even get to tomorrow. The stupid thing was I have actually done the beginning of that run before and not repeated it because it was so hard π€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈ Obviously blocked the pain of that one out too well π Oh well...onwards and (not) upwards...
Running up that hill...: What on earth was I... - Couch to 5K
Running up that hill...
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Ooff! One plus to that, the next time you run on level ground itβll feel like a breeze!. Keep those post run stretches up to minimise the stiffness ππ
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Stretch girl stretch!!! Sounds like hard going.... πββοΈπββοΈ Well done tho, think I would have turned around! β€οΈππ
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wow! Well done!
Did you need crampons?
Oh dear Sarah! Talk about taking the bull by the horns and challenging yourself!! π¬ Well done for getting out. Sure youβll enjoy your next run more when you pick a flatter route. π x
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Low and slow. Low and slow.
Well done for fighting on. Thatβs a huge elevation gain, no wonder it hurt. Recover well x
Can definitely feel the front of my thighs this morning! Trust me Jay i was slow ππππ
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Ooh no! Iβve made that mistake too!! Running on the flat is more enjoyable for me ππ
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Embrace those hills. Hills are good. Hills make us stronger. The Hills are alive..
But gently. Run a shorter hill session. 25mins with intervals. Walk when you need to. Patter up on your toes, don't lean back, go for a toe strike. It will pay off big time when you're on the flat.
Good for you for doing them Hills!! β€β€
I am totally with you. Embrace the hills when you have a planned hill repeat session. But my goal was just to have a nice 4k+ run in 30 mins π«
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Trying to alter my route so I encounter some hilly areas to improve my stamina but they are killers for the thighs arent they. your next run on the flat will feel good.
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Thatβs amazing - well done! I live in a hilly bit too (I feel like we may have had this conversation before π) and when I ran up a v steep one earlier this week I kept running back downhill a little bit to give my thighs a break but then went back up and further iykwim. I got the idea from a few articles I saw about hill training that mentioned it so perhaps something for next time? π
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Well done you. Think I would just cry!! But think we can all block the pain out...it's just when it comes back to haunt us! Happy weekend ahead. πππ
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Yikes!!!! I thought that my 153m altitude increase was a lot. My demanding hill is just a mere baby bump compared to your seriously adult bump! Well done you! How long was the run? You're a hill heroine! I have been having a little look to see if some one mentioned their altitude rise, southlundon did in reply to one of my posts and now you with a new hill standard. I am still in am in awe! Whenever you go up, you do have to come down again! Always reassuring. Well done you! πββοΈπββοΈπββοΈ
Just realised I misread my stats. The elevation increase was 750. Gain was 105. My bad. But it was still really really hard π
Increase sounds the same as gain to me, I'm seriously confused!! Completely confused! I thought this running business was just about outing one foot in front of the other!