Hill Routine
This entry was posted on 1/17/2008 7:04 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
I did my first hill workout today and it was definitely challenging. There are three different exercises I do, uphill running, springing, and bounding. Each one has exaggerated movements and really works out your muscles. To see each one, click
http://www.lydiardfoundation.org/training/drilltraining.htmlEach "set" includes the uphill portion, a recovery jog of about 200m, followed by 2 or 3 x 200m fast with 200m jog in between, then an easy jog downhill. I did 2 set of springing, 2 of uphill running, and one of bounding and that was plenty. It doesn't seem like a lot, but my legs felt very heavy by the end. 2.5 mile warm up and cool down made it 10 for the day @ 1:17. I was suprised at the overall pace, since the uphill sections are really slow, but they really only make up a small portion of the overall distance. Now I can see (or feel) why it is recommended that you ease into this phase of training, I'm sure my legs will be sore tomorrow.
