Having been working towards running for several years I can now complete a 5k Park Run in 31 minutes and a 10k - mainly downhill - in 1h 15.I have now returned to the start of C25k to try to improve up hills. Does this work ???
Steeper,faster?: Having been working towards... - Couch to 5K
Steeper,faster?
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UnfitNoMoreGraduate
Never tried it... in theory it will. Downhill isn’t easier on the body, if anything it’s harder on joints... uphill runs do covertly build speed though.
sallensonGraduate
Hi Phil.
I have no idea what "covertly build speed" means tbh. But running hills (uphill that is) will make your legs stronger. Think Kenyans. Running hills is what made them a global force to be reckoned with. Covert or not 
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