Hill workouts when you don't have a hill to run on 😊

[roseabi]

Hi all, happy Thursday!

I saw this article yesterday:

Preparing for steep events when mountains aren't available:

irunfar.com/2019/05/prepari...

I thought it had some great ideas for hill training if you live in a flat place - or even if your manor is hilly! It's aimed at ultramarathoners, but all of the workouts could be modified for anyone 😊

★ Treadmill hiking

★ Stair running

★ Strength work

★ Long runs

Happy hilly running!

roseabi xx

[SaskAlliecat Half Marathon]

Great article roseabi! Not as fun as tackling the hills outside but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do 😆😅

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to SaskAlliecat]

True dat 😊😊😊

[Decker Ultramarathon]

This will come in handy in the coming weeks. Thanks for sharing it Abi. I’ll have to wait till my family are out before I start running up and down the stairs. They already think I am nuts 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

Lol!

I sometimes do bits of workouts on our back stairs. Am always ready to pretend to be doing something else should any of the neighbours appear 😁

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

😂😂

[Katnap Marathon]

😁 a few reps up and down the stairs is a great workout. I used to do telephone counselling for anxiety sufferers and I would suggest this to agoraphobics.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Katnap]

How lovely of you! And that's a great point. I read somewhere that even the fittest athletes get out of breath going up stairs, must be an amazing exercise 😊😊😊

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Super article... and lots of folk on Couch, currently,asking about hills, and how to tackle them ..Thank you..

I have no shortage of them, luckily...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Oldfloss]

I am lucky too 😊😊😊

[theoldfellow in reply to Oldfloss]

Hills are easy, it's finding flats that's hard. (Personal view from Cumbria)

😅😄❤

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to theoldfellow]

Envious!!! 😍😍😍

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to theoldfellow]

Totally agree... hence having to practice at a flat Park Run before my Half Marathon...