Running up that hill...

[Saartjie]

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 🤒🤒🤒 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 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Obviously blocked the pain of that one out too well 😁 Oh well...onwards and (not) upwards...

[Forestgrump Graduate]

Ooff! One plus to that, the next time you run on level ground it’ll feel like a breeze!. Keep those post run stretches up to minimise the stiffness 😉👍

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to Forestgrump]

I stretch after every run religiously but don't think I can stretch that run out completely!

[LoungeLizaard Graduate]

Stretch girl stretch!!! Sounds like hard going.... 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ Well done tho, think I would have turned around! ❤️👏👏

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to LoungeLizaard]

Omg...I actually had to stop at one point before my heart exploded! (I havent stopped on a run since whatever week the last walk break was) Even more stupid me considered turning round when my half time bell went but no...i decided it must be all downhill from here! (It wasn't!!)

[Goforitmama Graduate]

wow! Well done!

Did you need crampons?

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to Goforitmama]

A ski lift would have been good at one point!

[Ripcurlrana71]

Oh dear Sarah! Talk about taking the bull by the horns and challenging yourself!! 😬 Well done for getting out. Sure you’ll enjoy your next run more when you pick a flatter route. 😉 x

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

I know right?! Serves me right for trying to avoid the main road and commuter traffic. Next run I think I will do laps of the (flat) park! Couldn't even hit my normal pace/distance 🤦‍♀️

[Ripcurlrana71 in reply to Saartjie]

I hate running around the local roads too - so uninspiring!! Sure you’ll do great! ☺️ X

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Low and slow. Low and slow.

Well done for fighting on. That’s a huge elevation gain, no wonder it hurt. Recover well x

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Can definitely feel the front of my thighs this morning! Trust me Jay i was slow 😆🐌🐌🐌

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Saartjie]

I thought you were making an inappropriate offer when I first read that! 🤣🤣🤣

Hills make our muscles work in different ways. Nasty hills.

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

🤣🤣🤣

[lollytwist Graduate]

Ooh no! I’ve made that mistake too!! Running on the flat is more enjoyable for me 😂😂

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to lollytwist]

Where I live (on a hill) I can't avoid them but am normally a bit more strategic about my choice of route! Definitely somewhere flat for my next run 😂

[sallenson Graduate]

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!! ❤❤

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to sallenson]

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 😫

[sallenson Graduate in reply to Saartjie]

Not so gud then

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to sallenson]

That would be a nooooo 🤪

[skeenie Graduate]

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.

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to skeenie]

I think the key is making sure they're at the right point of run...definitely NOT all uphill from the start until 20 mins in!

[southlundon Graduate]

That’s amazing - well done! I live in a hilly bit too (I feel like we may have had this conversation before 😁) 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? 😅

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to southlundon]

I thought about that but it was uphill for so long I thought I may never make it to the end!

[southlundon Graduate in reply to Saartjie]

😂

[18Windmill Graduate]

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. 👍👍👍

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to 18Windmill]

Thanks Windmill...You too x

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

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! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Just realised I misread my stats. The elevation increase was 750. Gain was 105. My bad. But it was still really really hard 😔

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to Saartjie]

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!

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

I know. I don't understand either. Basically I ran up hills and it hurt...A lot 😂

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to Saartjie]

Now that I understand! Lol!

[Saartjie Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

😂

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to Saartjie]

Oops! I meant putting one foot in front of the other! Not outing one foot! Must be bed time.