@qwerty-or1yg to help, I slow down a bit as I come into the bottom of the hill. Kinda a down shift. Not a lot, just enough to compensate. Then, push a bit as I crest, then any flat after feels easy.
I was listening to this podcast on my run and you manage to convince me to add a hill into the middle of my run after actively avoiding them for 3 weeks. So congrats 👏
I did a hill workout from Runna a few weeks back. Felt really good during it but my knees were screwed for 10 days after…I’m inclined to think (excuse the pun) that it was because of lazy jogging back down the hill on each rep. Will defo walk back down next time or really be aware of form of jogging back down
Having broken my femur in August and my ankle the year before, doing a series of static stretches, from quad stretches, pigeon stretch, frog stretches (no other animal types) before a run, all my hobbling disappears. So I believe static stretches work first, then move onto dynamic stretches..
Late to the party on this one. Where I live is pretty hilly and it's hard to even find a flat. I'm doing my first half marathon in September and the course is very hilly (266m total elevation) it's the Potters Half Marathon...so wish me luck. I have hill sprints in my current training programme
Snowdon race is a good one , race to the top and race bloody fast back down . Seen this a few time over the years and the speed that they come down is scary but amazing.
you should do a proper oldschool fell, Race an AS to be exact. and one in support of a local charity or school. I think that would be the furthest from your wheelhouse. I would like to suggest the ‘DRCO Dash’ if you can get to the peak district. great pod thanks
I do a 5km social run every Monday night to/from a local brewery in a neighboring hilly town. The course is different every time, but a couple of weeks ago we did an 86m total ascent over 5km. The hillier it is, the more I enjoy it, and I generally manage to keep up with the leader although I'm 72.
I'm a weirdo, I LOVE hills. The higher the better. I have to stop myself from overdoing it and remind myself there's no shame in running on flat ground occasionally. 😉 Watching this having breakfast before I head off today to run my first half-marathon race (on a hilly course, of course). I may find a new respect for flat ground after this... 🏃♀️➡️⛰️👍
South-west London bias too - I lived in Teddington for 4 years and Bushy park was my first ever park run (I didn't know it was the OG back then). I then moved to Wandsworth.. So I can't agree with Andy more. Bushy, Richmond, Wandsworth and Wimbledon - all amazing.
Come down to North Dorset in october and do "The Stickler" is only 10 miles,pretty hilly and if the rivers a bit high there might be a nice waist deep puddle to wash the mud off coming off a bridge near the end. Great fun!
For a big hill but still a fun and social 5k (and with some stellar views), highly recommend Edinburgh's Holyrood Park 5k - roughly the same route as the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 5k in May!
From memory Sarah the Knebworth half marathon is hilly but I haven't run it. Bedford Harriers half marathon is uphill almost exclusively for the first nine miles. Tenth mile is completely downhill! If you don't run a negative split in this event you are irretrievably broken! St Neots half also hilly but the last 5km is totally downhill. I don't believe there's a level foot on it at all. Enjoy
Come and do the Sandstone Trail Race in Cheshire. It's a long-standing 18 mile point to point race with around 1000m of ascent through beautiful cheshire countryside. Great event.
ref the warm up, I joined a running club about 6months ago. The craziest thing for me was the "Right here we go into this group 10km" type attitude with no warm up. So having learned that, I turn up 15mins early to warm up now, but it was crazy to me that was no warm up was considered beforehand.
@@runningchannel I did bring it up. First on our text chain. Suggesting we meet 10 Minutes earlier and do warm up together. I was mocked, told not to waste time on that. The person mocking me didn’t even get to the start line of our marathon, he got injured! Then I just showed up early and did my thing. A few people joined in.
I've learned the hard way that traditional stretching often led to injury for me. So, with all due respect, I'll pass on that. Instead, I've found solace in my own routine-a gentle, deliberate warm-up with a slow run that primes my body for whatever lies ahead.
I'm like Sarah, better yet, I prefer videos and gifs as to what Im supposed to do 🤣 thankfully we have access to so many trainers and apps and videos on stretching and cooldown. yall teasing the hell out of each other is so entertaining to watch 🤣🤣 I did a hill workout yesterday and its one of my fave workouts to do. I only use my arms more when I go fast up, and always feel its more a lower body strength workout given next day soreness.
In high school cross country Wednesdays were hill days! We'd do a warm up mile to the hill, then do 4 repeats, then run back to school. I learned to like hills because of that. Now 15 years later my legs aren't strong enough for that anymore but that just means I need to do hills.
I do a lot of hilly races, so much fun. Cannock 50 (miles or km) is a good ultra that Anna did last year (there should also be a 10 mile version if Andy wimps out of the Ultra). YPB events do quite a few shorter ones - I'm hoping to go to Apocalypse 10 mile and 7 Sins later this year
Hill training runs are my favourite workout. I love only having to do 30 seconds of running then getting a rest each time 😅. Plus I live in Manchester so I have to run half an hour to reach a sufficiently steep hill.
@Sarah - They are called over shoes, and those are essential when temperatures drop below 5 degrees. Or you will need winter specific cycling shoes. Also, cyclist sometimes wear socks below their cycling tights and therefore they are always faffing around in sock sock state :P Thank you for mentioning us poor cyclists.
I live in Switzerland and where Ilive there’s nooo way to avoid hills, so hill training is key. Plus as a fan of trail running and avid hiker I also try to train with lots of elevation, because as soon as you go into the mountains, you will have to be able to climb uphill & run downhill all the time!
My local Parkrun requires me to go up a steep hill three times - I think it’s done me good as I often pass people on hills during races. Though I recently did a 10 miler with a max elevation of 236m, where I still had to stop and walk after the worst hill.
Muddy hills at arrowe park with Dave were the ones that had the biggest impact on me as a kid. Just trying to slog up in trainers though the mulch was terrible, but amazing lol. We’d always do about a mile before and after around the houses. Lots of metal taste in my mouth after those ones!😂
I would like to make a suggestion. Can you tailor some advice to improve running times for beginners? I’m currently averaging 8 min p/km and want to get to 6:30. But not all of us are aiming or planning to run a marathon.
incline is great for training but i've had issues with shin splints on incline... so i always have that in the back of my head. tho my legs are much stronger now than they were the last time i dealt with that
If you need a good hilly race you should all do - there are 2 clear contenders: - Comrades! Surely the ultimate road race with 'a few hills' in? It'd be great to see Andy's mind blown by the idea of running 90km - Everest Marathon: If you want hills - why not go the big one? 🤣 Either would be amazing to see and would be an epic adventure for the whole team!!!!! FYI - I went back to my local hilly trail loop (9km with 250m of elevation), strapping on the trail shoes for the first time in a year.... My "standard loop" went from 48mins last year to 57mins this week!!! I guess hill fitness drops off once you stop running them!!!
Why don't you guys come to South Africa next year. On 9 June 2024 we have our nice hilly Ultra called the Comrades Marathon. You have exactly 1 year to do hill training and next year it will be a down run of 54 miles.
I live 10 meters from a long hill, I have run it twice in 15 years.... Hill runners are crazy. .. :-) Anyone in the Running Channel team running Stockholm Marathon this year? June 1
Guys. It’s sock shoe sock shoe. You’ve already got your foot up on something to put your sock on. Why waste energy swapping legs when you can keep the position of your foot the same and put the shoe on
@@skirtonbear1 yes, didn’t even think about that. Also, I think they put it in the bible too! “On the third day Jesus put his sock on then his shoe and then his sock and then his shoe.”
Just finished the Southampton marathon and the hills on that one killed me. Hill work is definitely required. Long runs and tempo work does not prepare you sufficiently for the impact of hills.
Being from the Netherlands finding a hill will be next to impossible apart from the near some national parks or in the south. But would an incline training be a good alternative on a treadmill to a hill training.
Looked at this podcast title and was like nope don’t want to listen to that one. I hate hill training! Don’t worry I’ll force myself to listen at some point. 😂
One of my favourite races was the Eden Project half, mixture of trails and road with a couple of really good climbs but the last mile pure downhill to finish in front of the biomes. You get handed a Cornish pasty at the end as well
I think Sarah and I are like the exact same person. Higher education? check. Sings in a group? check. Loves (and sometimes hates) running? check. Makes corny jokes? check.
would love to see these podcasts even longer so that i can have 1 playing throughout my entire run.
How long would you like it to be?
3 hours!
@@willem-janageling3907 play 3 of them!
I agree 💯
@@runningchannel 45-60 mins would be sweet, more scope for catch up chat
Where I live, I get about 250 meters of elevation gain in a 10k around my neighborhood. Every run is hills training.
Painful but will be amazing come race days 🙌🏻
Me too 😅
@runningchannel our races are just as hilly.
ahah, yeah, can relate, and then your HR skyrockets and it's impossible to keep it down
@qwerty-or1yg to help, I slow down a bit as I come into the bottom of the hill. Kinda a down shift. Not a lot, just enough to compensate. Then, push a bit as I crest, then any flat after feels easy.
Those winter ‘cycling socks’ are actually called overshoes! Keep your toes dry and toasty in the winter months.
I was listening to this podcast on my run and you manage to convince me to add a hill into the middle of my run after actively avoiding them for 3 weeks. So congrats 👏
I love hill sprints! After 45 seconds of hard running, I'll be absolutely wheezing, but I enjoy it a lot.
Hilarious timing for this topic, I just did my first run in the hills this morning- 19.5k and 500m of elevation. Really kicked my butt!
Hills.. I live in a ridiculously hilly place.... I dream of living somewhere with 'no mounds of opportunity 😂'
I did a hill workout from Runna a few weeks back. Felt really good during it but my knees were screwed for 10 days after…I’m inclined to think (excuse the pun) that it was because of lazy jogging back down the hill on each rep. Will defo walk back down next time or really be aware of form of jogging back down
The "not-noticed-a-hill" is such a wonderful feeling of accomplishment! I love when those times come on steeper and longer hills
Having broken my femur in August and my ankle the year before, doing a series of static stretches, from quad stretches, pigeon stretch, frog stretches (no other animal types) before a run, all my hobbling disappears. So I believe static stretches work first, then move onto dynamic stretches..
This was a great podcast, so funny, enjoyable, and informative. TY!
Glad you enjoyed it!
During COVID, I spent lockdown living and running on a mountain so that when I returned to flat Sydney I felt I was floating whenever I ran.
Late to the party on this one. Where I live is pretty hilly and it's hard to even find a flat. I'm doing my first half marathon in September and the course is very hilly (266m total elevation) it's the Potters Half Marathon...so wish me luck.
I have hill sprints in my current training programme
Snowdon race is a good one , race to the top and race bloody fast back down . Seen this a few time over the years and the speed that they come down is scary but amazing.
Love living in Hull, I actually have no idea where I could go to find a hill! And our races are actually fast and flat
Yeah we might move to Hull 😂😂
Yeah we might move to Hull 😂😂
you should do a proper oldschool fell, Race an AS to be exact. and one in support of a local charity or school.
I think that would be the furthest from your wheelhouse.
I would like to suggest the ‘DRCO Dash’
if you can get to the peak district. great pod thanks
I do a 5km social run every Monday night to/from a local brewery in a neighboring hilly town. The course is different every time, but a couple of weeks ago we did an 86m total ascent over 5km. The hillier it is, the more I enjoy it, and I generally manage to keep up with the leader although I'm 72.
Come and do the Robbie Wobbler trail/Hill race on 3rd July in Helsby up in the North West...x
I'm a weirdo, I LOVE hills. The higher the better. I have to stop myself from overdoing it and remind myself there's no shame in running on flat ground occasionally. 😉
Watching this having breakfast before I head off today to run my first half-marathon race (on a hilly course, of course). I may find a new respect for flat ground after this... 🏃♀️➡️⛰️👍
I'm totally with you. Hilly trail running is magnificent. The idea of running flat roads all the time just blows my mind
@@Stu_2112 😁👍
5:16 Sarah I’m with you, I do what is written down
South-west London bias too - I lived in Teddington for 4 years and Bushy park was my first ever park run (I didn't know it was the OG back then). I then moved to Wandsworth.. So I can't agree with Andy more. Bushy, Richmond, Wandsworth and Wimbledon - all amazing.
I am going to Primrose Hill tomorrow. It will be my first hill workout as I skipped it 3 times… I find them so intimidating
Let us know how you get on! YOU GOT THIS
Let us know how you get on! YOU GOT THIS
Come down to North Dorset in october and do "The Stickler" is only 10 miles,pretty hilly and if the rivers a bit high there might be a nice waist deep puddle to wash the mud off coming off a bridge near the end. Great fun!
Sounds like a great video to us…
That was the most helpful explanation of "supershoes" I've ever heard - thanks! 💫
The Great North Run for a good amount of hills in a road race that's also a lot of fun!
Lakeland trails races are brilliant for fell runs, great events and all distances from 5k to half marathon
Just got back from hill training and excited to watch this! :D
For a big hill but still a fun and social 5k (and with some stellar views), highly recommend Edinburgh's Holyrood Park 5k - roughly the same route as the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 5k in May!
Hilly race - Freedom Racing Polzeath 10k in Cornwall in June. Stunning views and some brutal hills
From memory Sarah the Knebworth half marathon is hilly but I haven't run it. Bedford Harriers half marathon is uphill almost exclusively for the first nine miles. Tenth mile is completely downhill! If you don't run a negative split in this event you are irretrievably broken! St Neots half also hilly but the last 5km is totally downhill. I don't believe there's a level foot on it at all. Enjoy
I like hills, I try and work them in to most runs to some degree. They are great for strength and make the flats feel a lot better.
I live in Leeds so am surrounded by hills. My parents live in York so my runs near there are amazing
Come and do the Sandstone Trail Race in Cheshire. It's a long-standing 18 mile point to point race with around 1000m of ascent through beautiful cheshire countryside. Great event.
ref the warm up, I joined a running club about 6months ago. The craziest thing for me was the "Right here we go into this group 10km" type attitude with no warm up. So having learned that, I turn up 15mins early to warm up now, but it was crazy to me that was no warm up was considered beforehand.
I am having the same issues with my running group.
It can be tough to bring it up to the run leader taking the club that you need a warm up. Send them our way and we will out them right 😂
@@runningchannel I did bring it up. First on our text chain. Suggesting we meet 10 Minutes earlier and do warm up together. I was mocked, told not to waste time on that. The person mocking me didn’t even get to the start line of our marathon, he got injured! Then I just showed up early and did my thing. A few people joined in.
I've learned the hard way that traditional stretching often led to injury for me. So, with all due respect, I'll pass on that. Instead, I've found solace in my own routine-a gentle, deliberate warm-up with a slow run that primes my body for whatever lies ahead.
I'm like Sarah, better yet, I prefer videos and gifs as to what Im supposed to do 🤣 thankfully we have access to so many trainers and apps and videos on stretching and cooldown.
yall teasing the hell out of each other is so entertaining to watch 🤣🤣
I did a hill workout yesterday and its one of my fave workouts to do. I only use my arms more when I go fast up, and always feel its more a lower body strength workout given next day soreness.
😂 Really glad you're enjoying the podcast!
In high school cross country Wednesdays were hill days! We'd do a warm up mile to the hill, then do 4 repeats, then run back to school. I learned to like hills because of that. Now 15 years later my legs aren't strong enough for that anymore but that just means I need to do hills.
I do a lot of hilly races, so much fun. Cannock 50 (miles or km) is a good ultra that Anna did last year (there should also be a 10 mile version if Andy wimps out of the Ultra). YPB events do quite a few shorter ones - I'm hoping to go to Apocalypse 10 mile and 7 Sins later this year
Hill training runs are my favourite workout. I love only having to do 30 seconds of running then getting a rest each time 😅. Plus I live in Manchester so I have to run half an hour to reach a sufficiently steep hill.
@Sarah - They are called over shoes, and those are essential when temperatures drop below 5 degrees. Or you will need winter specific cycling shoes. Also, cyclist sometimes wear socks below their cycling tights and therefore they are always faffing around in sock sock state :P Thank you for mentioning us poor cyclists.
I'd love to see y'all do a fell race! I'm from Iowa (USA) known for being flat. I'm just learning about fells now. They are insane but beautiful!!
Run Treherne Manitoba Canada Run For the Hills a very challenging hilly marathon
I live in Switzerland and where Ilive there’s nooo way to avoid hills, so hill training is key. Plus as a fan of trail running and avid hiker I also try to train with lots of elevation, because as soon as you go into the mountains, you will have to be able to climb uphill & run downhill all the time!
Pikes Peak Ascent! Best way to prove your hill climbing skills.
My local Parkrun requires me to go up a steep hill three times - I think it’s done me good as I often pass people on hills during races. Though I recently did a 10 miler with a max elevation of 236m, where I still had to stop and walk after the worst hill.
Muddy hills at arrowe park with Dave were the ones that had the biggest impact on me as a kid. Just trying to slog up in trainers though the mulch was terrible, but amazing lol. We’d always do about a mile before and after around the houses. Lots of metal taste in my mouth after those ones!😂
Slight edit, having a group around me made a huge difference.
I would like to make a suggestion. Can you tailor some advice to improve running times for beginners? I’m currently averaging 8 min p/km and want to get to 6:30. But not all of us are aiming or planning to run a marathon.
incline is great for training but i've had issues with shin splints on incline... so i always have that in the back of my head. tho my legs are much stronger now than they were the last time i dealt with that
I live in the Netherlands. To have a hill training I need to travel 250km. 😒
You can use a treadmill on incline.
In the middle of the country there are some areas that could be classed as a hill.
If you need a good hilly race you should all do - there are 2 clear contenders:
- Comrades! Surely the ultimate road race with 'a few hills' in? It'd be great to see Andy's mind blown by the idea of running 90km
- Everest Marathon: If you want hills - why not go the big one? 🤣
Either would be amazing to see and would be an epic adventure for the whole team!!!!!
FYI - I went back to my local hilly trail loop (9km with 250m of elevation), strapping on the trail shoes for the first time in a year.... My "standard loop" went from 48mins last year to 57mins this week!!! I guess hill fitness drops off once you stop running them!!!
Why don't you guys come to South Africa next year. On 9 June 2024 we have our nice hilly Ultra called the Comrades Marathon. You have exactly 1 year to do hill training and next year it will be a down run of 54 miles.
OMG 😂 all this banter is so funny.
"Hills pay the bills" quote from the runner next to me during a tough incline on long run😂
Overshoes 😉
Great podcast. 👍
Living in Peterborough, please send hills 😂
We will pop some in the post for you 😂
@@runningchannel ok, will widen letterbox then!
Cornwall is almost all hills!
I live 10 meters from a long hill, I have run it twice in 15 years.... Hill runners are crazy. .. :-) Anyone in the Running Channel team running Stockholm Marathon this year? June 1
No but we’d love to!
I live in Tuscany so every training is hill training :)
Guys. It’s sock shoe sock shoe. You’ve already got your foot up on something to put your sock on. Why waste energy swapping legs when you can keep the position of your foot the same and put the shoe on
Sorry to red pill you
And, to keep your sock clean if you have a furry pet that sheds.
@@skirtonbear1 yes, didn’t even think about that.
Also, I think they put it in the bible too! “On the third day Jesus put his sock on then his shoe and then his sock and then his shoe.”
Just finished the Southampton marathon and the hills on that one killed me. Hill work is definitely required. Long runs and tempo work does not prepare you sufficiently for the impact of hills.
The Cornish Marathon in November is hilly and brutal with Death Valley thrown in for good measure.
Can you please define this "hill" thing? Greetings from the Netherlands!
😂
Being from the Netherlands finding a hill will be next to impossible apart from the near some national parks or in the south. But would an incline training be a good alternative on a treadmill to a hill training.
It's crazy hilly in my town. I use my treadmil just to get some mileage on the flat. I'm so jealous🤣
Old stretching equalled injury for me. So thanks, but no thanks. I'm happy with my gentle 1 slow run warmup.
When is the merch coming out would love a running channel top
Asap! We will have some at Mile 27 if you can come along 😁
Looked at this podcast title and was like nope don’t want to listen to that one. I hate hill training! Don’t worry I’ll force myself to listen at some point. 😂
One of my favourite races was the Eden Project half, mixture of trails and road with a couple of really good climbs but the last mile pure downhill to finish in front of the biomes. You get handed a Cornish pasty at the end as well
Can we please have merch that says “I’m your stability” on it
treadmill counts too? :)
I've been doing Manni's 10min warm up before each run for years, don't tell me that's in correct??
Please come do the loch ness marathon with me!
Ran hills this morning
Do a Vk for a hill race
Hill training are you doing this? Is it right you have a first from cambridge in mathematics. Is that right?
Many triathletes would be shoe/shoe.. (no socks)
Every time I warm up “properly” my times get significantly worse. If I fall out of bed and run out the door I’m almost guaranteed a PB.
Cries in the Netherlands
Love these guys, why is Sarah so cruel to them?
Howz your knee, Rick? A few weeks ago you said it was sore after a back to back run
A vertical kilometre for Andy! He likes the short races!
Hilly Run: United Airlines NYC Half Marathon
Did Freddy run the whole marathon with Andy? Need to do a running video on that guy.
I love Hills! .. just kidding..
April Fools was five days ago 😂😂
Rick being (recovery runner) sounds like he was a running addict but he’s now in recovery
I am Dutch, what is hill? 😄
If anyone's wondering... they start talking about hills from around 14:42 😂
😂😂😂
I dance like an idiot before I do my dynamic stretches. Does this count as a warm-up? 😂
This whole podcast has ADHD energy 😂😂
Thank you…I think 😂
Saw a job description where they were looking for someone who is "high energy"! I sent the Incredible Hulk 😂
@@runningchannel Does Rick actually have ADHD?
I love the podcasts but it's turning into a how was your weekend chat and a slagging match then 5 minutes on the topic..😕
I think Sarah and I are like the exact same person. Higher education? check. Sings in a group? check. Loves (and sometimes hates) running? check. Makes corny jokes? check.
Rick gets bullied. Let him be
Sorry to say, but 80% of the time you guys talk some random shit. Only 20% maybe relevant to the topic.😢😢
Fucking Boring 😂😂
Try the Serpent Trail in the New Forest