Just in from my latest run and feeling pretty good.
I've moved house since I last completed C25K and I now live in an area with very few flat roads - there seems to be steep inclines everywhere I go (which I never noticed before starting this programme)!
So in the main, I'm walking up the inclines, then running down them. Is that cheating ?
I would never judge anyone for how the terrain presents themselves (this from a woman who did a hill run on a place with no hills but that's another story 😂)
Running on hills builds different muscles and makes you stronger than running on the level. The late lamented Michael Mosley devoted an episode of Just One Thing on Radio 4 to the benefits of running downhill. Seems it's even better for you than running uphill. Here's a link if you're interested: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0016xq7
The main thing is you're running, and if it's really hilly you're probably doing more uphills than you think, so just keep at it and feel the benefits 
Thank you very much. An interesting link, and lovely to hear Michael Mosley again.
🍏 🤣This reminds me of a time when I was learning to drive & I battled to do stop starts with the handbrake & so I avoided hills at all costs!
Hills are great for legs & lungs!! A lot of trade off for not too much effort! Start to embrace them slowly … it’s usually more in the mind… however if you want to walk up some do it…whatever helps you get the run done.
Challenge yourself to try one ☝️ and let us know how you fare! 🏃♀️
I live somewhere which has inclines, nearly everywhere... ! I did not realise that until I began running... I did used to think some inclines were hills. until I started running up my favourite warm up hill
You are not cheating, you are doing this your way, but. the more you use those hills, the stronger you will get...
As Annieapple says, the hills can make a huge impact to your running. I run faster up something than I do down... flat is a real problem for me
Some useful tips here, maybe?
runnersconnect.net/hill-run...
Hills really are your friends... honestly. Just keep running, keep trying and mainly do it your way
I too have moved to hilly area wherever I run and after a year of being here I think that the more you do the stronger you become ! 🗻🗻
I ran, or more accurately jogged inclines throughout C25K, on a mix of mostly 3%-5% gradient roads and paths. No choice because of where I live.
Running downhill is actually more physically demanding than running uphill, so you're not really doing yourself any favours by deciding to walk the uphills. Also, I can't see how you're going to manage as the timings change, especially once the walk intervals disappear.
However, walking uphills and downhills can be a valid and safer choice if you're on terrain where it's physically impossible for you to run, or if walking is faster and/or saves more energy than running.
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