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    • CommentAuthorFree Memberanabrea
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2009 edited
     
    anabrea

    Hi guys.

    Getting ready to do my very first hill repeats workout in two days, and  I haven't located a good hill, inclined enough and long enough, not on a very high traffic road that I can do this on. I don't know if a trail hill would be good for my first time, and I know I can do it on the Treadmill but if possible would like to do it on a real hill. Anyone has found such a hill around town?

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    Trainbellsway
    It's been a while but my memories of the Feaster Five out there are of hill after hill after hill especially the start.  It began on a busy street but I think there were sidewalks.  Have you checked out their course?
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberanabrea
    • CommentTimeAug 11th 2009
     
    anabrea
    I think I may have found a suitable route, although I don't think the incline is quite up to 15% like the article I read suggested (Not even on the course for the Feaster 5) but I found a 13 % incline so I'm going to try that and see if it feels like a challenge (Who am I kidding? OF COURSE it will be a challenge)
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    Trainbellsway
    13% is pretty steep.  Wachusett Mt. averages 5% but is around that at the top of the auto road.  Going up will be tough but going down is what's going to kill your knees and feet.  Just watch out for injury on the down.  Make sure you downhill form is perfect.  Stay over your feet and don't lean back.  Good luck!
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberrunopera
    • CommentTimeAug 13th 2009
     
    runopera
    I have a question to aske....  I am doing the marathon training plan from Runner World and hill repeats are part of that plan.  What isn't mentioned in the article is what kind of incline.  It says to choose a hill that takes at least 2 minutes to climb but notiing about incline.  Anyone out there who is an expert on hill repeats? 
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    Trainbellsway

    I was poking around Google and found this suggestion.

    A marathon runner might use a 3 percent grade, running long hill reps Half marathon--600-800 meters at 4 percent 10k--try 60-75 second hills at 5-6 percent grade 5k and below will probably do 30-45 seconds up a steeper grade. But all runners should do a variety. Use two or three hills.

    I was thinking more in the line of 4 or 5%.  The hardest part seems to be finding the right length.  Back east the hills are very steep but short.  Out west, they seem to go up forever.

     

    • CommentAuthorFree Memberanabrea
    • CommentTimeAug 13th 2009
     
    anabrea

    I can only tell you, after my hill workout on Wednesday, that the 13% portion of my hill was excrutiating (and it turns out not even all of it was that steep). It certainly took longer than two minutes to climb the whole thing and I was out of breath at the top every time, and not able to keep pace very stable. So, maybe it doesn't need to be all that steep, and it certainly doesn't need to be too long. 4 or 5 % seems reasonable, now that I've done it once.

    Trainbellsway, I was careful on the descent as you suggested. Although I feel soreness in places not previously affected by my running, there is no 'bad' pain if you know what I mean. I think my joints held up pretty well. Thank you.

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