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(someone was yelling this up Heartbreak Hill... made me smile).
(someone was yelling this up Heartbreak Hill... made me smile).
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Hill Training
I was reminded last night about how much I really dislike hills. I know that hill running builds strength, which translates to faster times, and blah blah blah... doesn't make it any less painful! I have tried multiple ways of "tricking" myself into thinking that the hill I was climbing wasn't so awful: (1) only looking a few feet in front of me (the ground looks kind of flat this way), (2) dividing my mental image of the hill by 3 (heard one time that people over-estimate the size of hills by 3x), and my personal favorite (3) thinking of each actual step up the hill as a discrete elevation (points only become a hill when you connect them... beginning electronics might have been a little boring, this made the lecture on analog-to-digital conversion a bit more interesting). With respect to "racing" up hills, I also heard that you should make your move in the final 1/3 because this is where the majority of people slow down. For more on hill running technique, read Killer Hill Approaches. And, when things get really hard, just think:
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Coach's addendum:
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2) Stay tall - Bending over at the waist compresses your chest (inhibits ability to breath fully) and taxes your lower back. A slight forward lean is okay, but do not bend at the waist.
3) Stride - Shorten your stride. Drive with your arms and knees, but keep your turnover quick and light.
4) Smile - you'd be surprised how much more your perspective of a hill changes if you smile. The hill doesn't get any shorter, but your outlook will improve greatly.
Embrace the Hill. sk
Thanks Coach!
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