Monday, March 19, 2012

"Running" Hills

Since my friend is still trying to talk me into doing World's Toughest 10K with her, we decided to "run" some hills on Saturday.  I use the term "run" loosely as there was quite a bit of walking involved on my part on some of the long uphills.  This is the elevation profile for the route we choose:

The whole thing was somewhat challenging, but the section from mile 4 to mile 5 was super intense.  Since we essentially did an out and back, I should have seen it coming based on the downhill from mile 1 to mile 2, but I didn't realize just how much the elevation changed until it was time to head back up.

Given that Worlds Toughest is pretty much like mile 4-5 throughout the entire route,  this was probably a  good route for some training.  However, it certainly left me with a lot of doubts about my ability to do that other course.

We'll probably go back to this same spot next weekend.  I hope it gets easier.  If not, I might become her cheerleader on race day rather than a participant myself.

Happy Monday!

13 comments:

  1. Wow, those are some hills. You've got to use your head about the race considering your knee issues...we what to be able to run well into our 70's ... don't we?

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  2. the ability to "do the course" or do the course fast? food for thought.

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  3. That looks like some serious hill training - good for you!

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  4. you are nuts. lol! i hate hills, but i heard they make you stronger. ;)

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  5. Damn! That is some series elevation. I'm already impressed with your hill work.

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  6. Run those hills four times before you decide whether to do the race or not. No reason in particular, just one gauge.

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  7. that looks like a fun run... ha. hills make you stronger though! i like the *idea* of hill workouts, but have always chickened out in the past.

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  8. That's not an elevation profile, it looks more like a Rorschach test.

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  9. That elevation map is nuts! I'm definitely a flatlander. Just looking at that gives me hives!

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  10. Those are not hills but hells!
    You did it, congrats!

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