Yes- My week end long run includes heart break hill (Sydney City2Surf)....and if feeling brave i head down to Watson's Bay and come back up with road that loops behind... 400m elevation by time I get home.
It’s quite hilly in my area. I felt great passing others runners who were walking up the bridges during my last half marathon race. Those hills at home definitely prepared me well. 😊
About six weeks ago I started adding to my weekly workout 10x hill reps for about 30 seconds each, plus a 5k tempo run. It helped so much that I started getting 5k PRs during the tempo workouts. Definitely gonna keep doing both!
My club have Hill sessions every Thursday. They are excellent workouts. They also get you used to running up hills faster. It’s great when I overtake other runners in the uphill sections. Hard work but definitely worth it
I did Ashton court parkrun for 6 weeks in a row getting 3 PB’s in the process. Went to a flatter parkrun as didn’t feel like doing the hill and took 56 seconds off my 5K PB that I’d set 4 months earlier in November!
In Central Florida, we run bridges. We're lucky enough to have several in my area with separate pedestrian lanes. There's some pedestrian overpasses that work decently well too.
Love/hate hills! If I don't have enough time for a full interval session at the track I'll do a hill workout to get the results I need for my training cycle.
Phew good timing! I just did my local park that has lots of hills...and optimistically did it two days in a row 🤪 My calves are angry at me! Seeing your speed up those hills though was encouraging and inspiring! Eager to try a more targeted hill workouts soon!
This is a great video. I have a big hill at the end of my country road here in New Zealand - it uses me about 6 mins to run up the whole thing, and then run back down. A lot of our races are quite hilly over here, so need to incorporate it!
Fleet Feet’s training plays a game: hill repeats to the top, collect a playing card, jog down. Exchange a card after four cards if desired -at the end we lay out our cards poker style. Gives you reasons to keep going. Prizes awarded.
Being geographically challenged in the Fens - what's a hill? - I'd mention that equally effective (if not providing as good views) are intervals on a treadmill slope. Tempo runs on a gentler slope (eg 3%) are also good, as they also provide higher effort at lower speed - you can certainly feel the extra force in the posterior chain!
Last week, I used a circuit that rises 8 meters over 100 meters of climbing (topping out at 15% grade), then circles back. Took around 35 seconds to run up. HR reached around 93% of max HR. *Is that too short a climb*? (I would walk for 10 meters after topping the hill, then jog back to the start of the hill; was wondering if maybe I should keep jogging the whole way to make it a bit more intense.)
There's only one road around me that's a hill, and it's twice as steep as what you ran up. I'm buggered just walking up it! Not sure if I could run it? I may die 😅
Great tips, used to hate hills but definitely a fan now. Completely agree that they are a good way to get a challenging workout in without smashing up the legs!
Do you incorporate hills into your weekly routine?
I live on a hill in Sicily similar to the Amalfi coast. If you get usual running here you can run everywhere!🦾😉I 💚running (and hills!)🤗
Yes- My week end long run includes heart break hill (Sydney City2Surf)....and if feeling brave i head down to Watson's Bay and come back up with road that loops behind... 400m elevation by time I get home.
I’m beginning to incorporate them on a more regular basis.
I don't right now, but I've been looking into adding hill work and this video was super helpful! Thanks!
I´m lucky that my hometown (Bolzano, northern Italy) is surrounded by hills. 🍀😎✌
It’s quite hilly in my area. I felt great passing others runners who were walking up the bridges during my last half marathon race. Those hills at home definitely prepared me well. 😊
About six weeks ago I started adding to my weekly workout 10x hill reps for about 30 seconds each, plus a 5k tempo run. It helped so much that I started getting 5k PRs during the tempo workouts. Definitely gonna keep doing both!
My club have Hill sessions every Thursday. They are excellent workouts. They also get you used to running up hills faster. It’s great when I overtake other runners in the uphill sections. Hard work but definitely worth it
I did Ashton court parkrun for 6 weeks in a row getting 3 PB’s in the process. Went to a flatter parkrun as didn’t feel like doing the hill and took 56 seconds off my 5K PB that I’d set 4 months earlier in November!
Sad for the folks in The Netherlands :((((( No hills found
Find some stairs 😝
Both a blessing and a curse
Same here in South Florida!
The hills might not be that high, but I struggle to have a nice flat run!
In Central Florida, we run bridges. We're lucky enough to have several in my area with separate pedestrian lanes. There's some pedestrian overpasses that work decently well too.
Love/hate hills! If I don't have enough time for a full interval session at the track I'll do a hill workout to get the results I need for my training cycle.
We live in a Pittsburgh PA suburb and it is ALL hills. While I don't have specific days for hill running, all of my weekly runs involve hills.
Phew good timing! I just did my local park that has lots of hills...and optimistically did it two days in a row 🤪 My calves are angry at me! Seeing your speed up those hills though was encouraging and inspiring! Eager to try a more targeted hill workouts soon!
Haha it might be a good time to a gentle run without hills next Kristin 😁
@The Running Channel hahaha touché. At this point I forever want to do a gentle easy run 🤣
I like this guy…. More of this guy ❤
I have a hilly route and run it every week rather than repeat the same hill section. Don’t worry about your hair- you look great!
This is a great video. I have a big hill at the end of my country road here in New Zealand - it uses me about 6 mins to run up the whole thing, and then run back down. A lot of our races are quite hilly over here, so need to incorporate it!
Fleet Feet’s training plays a game: hill repeats to the top, collect a playing card, jog down. Exchange a card after four cards if desired -at the end we lay out our cards poker style. Gives you reasons to keep going. Prizes awarded.
Love your work running channel - from a high consumer of all your content!
Mo, your hair looks FAB! Ya look great! Thanks for the training tips!
Mo, you always look your best! Hill runs are sooooo hard. My full coming up next month has 1,200 feet of elevation. I’m SCARED lol.
I hadn't noticed the unkempt hair until he mentioned it.
I’ve recently started with hills and already seen improvements
Nice session, I do continuous hills up at pace down at pace. Although my hills are longer. My speed work is separate
Awesome exercise
Glad you like it!
The biggest lesson from the video, wind gives Mo a bad hair day... 😂😂
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Being geographically challenged in the Fens - what's a hill? - I'd mention that equally effective (if not providing as good views) are intervals on a treadmill slope. Tempo runs on a gentler slope (eg 3%) are also good, as they also provide higher effort at lower speed - you can certainly feel the extra force in the posterior chain!
Sorted, got lots of hills here. 👍🙂
Saving hills for when I plateau
Love your hair, Mo! Long or short! No apologies necessary. ❤
Are hill intervals only good in short distances? I have been trying intervals on a long hill near me, but not sure if it's "worth" it
Long hills (2-4 minutes around 5K effort) are THE BEST for distance runners.
What incline should I be aiming for on a treadmill as a new runner?
Last week, I used a circuit that rises 8 meters over 100 meters of climbing (topping out at 15% grade), then circles back. Took around 35 seconds to run up. HR reached around 93% of max HR. *Is that too short a climb*? (I would walk for 10 meters after topping the hill, then jog back to the start of the hill; was wondering if maybe I should keep jogging the whole way to make it a bit more intense.)
There's only one road around me that's a hill, and it's twice as steep as what you ran up. I'm buggered just walking up it! Not sure if I could run it? I may die 😅
How does running on an incline on a treadmill translate to running hills outdoors?
Running on a treadmill with an incline is a great alternative to hills!
How do you plan these on your watch? Do you hit pause or the circuit button when you get to the recovery interval between hill reps?
Grass hills are even more intense.
My track always got hills...But i never break me only my pace
It's not reps nor intervals nor hills doing magic but aerobic endurance training and balance between training and rest plus many more factors.
where i live there is no hill anywhere :(
Hill running gives me lower back pain. So I try to avoid where possible.
Sorry to hear that Nick, have you ever seen a physio for it?
I live in West Virginia. All our running is on hills. LOL
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Sometime i run up the hill..
Sure that this was the hill that Andy was on not too long ago..
Sadistic? U mean maciochistic.. sadist is who enjoy someone else's pain..
Sorry, but if you put hills in and easy run, I don't call that an easy run anymore!!
Haha that's fair enough! What's your favourite session?
U guys should have one session with Usain bolt
Great tips, used to hate hills but definitely a fan now. Completely agree that they are a good way to get a challenging workout in without smashing up the legs!