backwards is not easier.
just... so you know. just because i want to save you all the pain and agony that i have recently experienced...
when doing hill repeats.. for the second time in your LIFE.. ever... do not mistake the ease of the first few hills as a sign of... oh. i guess i'm pretty good at these things now......
do not think to yourself it is a good idea to sprint up a few times, just cuz maybe that could be fun...
and above all... do not, under any circumstances, convince yourself that if you just walked up hills # 13-16 backwards that you could finish your repeats on a high note.
trust me on this one okay? just.... don't.
Comments
DATE: 7:17 PM
whoa.. side step huh? cool idea.i'll NOT take my advice and try that next time!..... i'm running on post at ft. leavenworth.. there's a hill that just doesnt quit about a half mile from the gym...
Posted by: a.maria | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 7:21 PM
Oh god I think that's the one that is part of the tri over there!! That was part of the bike route. I STILL have nightmares about that hill....not kidding!!You are doing a great job if you can run that thing 10 times!!!
Posted by: Anne | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 9:01 PM
Great job on the hill repeats. Just going uphills backwards is an accomplishment, but doing 12 before that is awesome.
Posted by: qcmier | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 4:33 PM
ok, so yeah... i'm thinking "who needs hill repeats for a marathon?" yeah, um... i'm cured. thanks. ;)
Posted by: mipper | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 8:26 PM
Ok, I won't. I promise.
Posted by: T-Metz | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 8:27 AM
I'll take speedwork over hills, any day. There's a chump of a hill in the Fox Cities Marathon at about mile 14. Last time I ran that race I was right at 10 min/mile up to the bottom of that hill. When I got over the hill, my average pace took a nosedive.Chicago. Flat. Good.
Posted by: Tom | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 10:59 AM
ugh!! you're making me cringe at the thought of Boston's Heartbreak Hill in a month!!!great blog by the way!
Posted by: Kim | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 7:18 PM
Ohhhhhh yeah, but the more they suck now, the less they'll suck later, bebe. And just think of what they're doing for the fab-ass project you've got going on!
Posted by: Wil | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 6:01 PM
well, you've pretty much talked me the hell outta hill repeats!!! Yay for you! You're rockin'!
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 6:27 PM
The other day I side stepped up (alternating legs) up a hill. Ouch. My inner/outer thighs were so not happy.Great job finishing them however you did it!
Posted by: Kim | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM
DATE: 7:14 PM
Which horrible hill are you running?
Posted by: Anne | July 4, 2006 08:02 PM