WK4R1 No Hills!

[Waylander85]

Good Morning all. My usual post.

If you have been following my posts youl know i come from a land littered with hills and sheep. Today im away with work on the outskirts of Manchester.

Was worried i wouldnt find anywhere to run but luckily i mapped out a path last night. My gosh if i had a spirit level on wheels i dont think the bubble would have moved!

The run got taxing at the end but i think that was down to water intake. Must say though running on the flat makes a massive difference!! Does anyone have any advice on this. When i get back home should i continue my usual course which is up and down or find a flatter run?

Thanks for reading.

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Hills will make you a stronger runner and it nice to run a flat route now and again. So yes when you get home maybe trying seeing if there is any flat route you can do once or twice a week. Well done 😊😊

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Hills and undulations make you a stronger runner, and if you're running in fields etc will give you stronger ankles.

They will get easier over time. You also need a route you can enjoy, so if a hilly route gives you lovely views and all that nature offers you will get more from that than running say a busy A road.

My flattest route us just that, a run down an A road until the footpath ends. I get far less from it so only use it for time restricted runs, the rest of the time I would rather have the nurture that comes from being up in the hills and fields 👍🏻😁

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Flat running after hill work is well documented. I was much, much slower on flat running when I tried it and I found it really, really hard.. I had to practice on flat ground before my Half Marathon!

Hills do strengthen you and still my speed ( ha ha) is faster on the inclines,, You have to work harder, and it becomes the norm....

[Dalmorangie Graduate]

You must be south or west of Manchester as in the other directions lie big, big hills! I’m from over there originally but now live in a very flat part of Yorkshire.....like the 70s Hovis boy, my childhood was one of walking up & down “brews” as they are known in Lancashire! Don’t know how I’d have done C25K back home?!

All that said, an incline does build in resistance so must be a boost but equally the flat is an opportunity for consistent speed/time.

Whatever and wherever you do it, it’s always worth doing!

Question on the sheep....do you or anybody else say hello to them as you pass by? We’ve a load round here and...err....a friend of mine does when he’s out running! 👍🏃‍♂️ 🐑

[Waylander85 in reply to Dalmorangie]

Carrington side of Manchester. V pretty. Lol @ hovis boy. I givem a nod when i pass however some of the nasty people yell mint sauce!

[Dalmorangie Graduate in reply to Waylander85]

🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[AliHC Graduate]

I also live in a hilly area on the other side of the Peak District to you. They are always a challenge, but secretly I love them ❤️

As for the sheep 🐑 I've got lots of them too... And I always have a bit of a chat with them 😊

[Dalmorangie Graduate in reply to AliHC]

Must try that tomorrow 🐑

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Dalmorangie]

When your app constantly fails and you're music shuts its self off, there is nothing else to do but talk to the wildlife 🐑🐄🐖🐁🐓🐦🦆🦢🐸🦚🦋🐝🐞🦉🦙🐿️

[Dalmorangie Graduate in reply to AliHC]

Crikey, Ali, are you running past Noah’s Ark? There’s a llama in amongst that lot!

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Dalmorangie]

Yes! I'm not kidding! There are Lamas and Alpacas 😊

[Dalmorangie Graduate in reply to AliHC]

Wow!! 👍