May 2018 Running Challenge

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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    Question: Looking ahead on my training plan and I have uphill sessions. I have no hills near me (I average 6 feet elevation gain on my runs) and no time in the mornings to drive somewhere, run, drive home, and get ready for work (unless I get up at like 2 am which isn't going to happen LOL). Should I go to a slight uphill location in my neighborhood? My elevation gain is from running through our green areas which are technically for rain drainage since we don't have gutters.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    Question: Looking ahead on my training plan and I have uphill sessions. I have no hills near me (I average 6 feet elevation gain on my runs) and no time in the mornings to drive somewhere, run, drive home, and get ready for work (unless I get up at like 2 am which isn't going to happen LOL). Should I go to a slight uphill location in my neighborhood? My elevation gain is from running through our green areas which are technically for rain drainage since we don't have gutters.

    Any handicap ramps near you? They are basically hills.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    Question: Looking ahead on my training plan and I have uphill sessions. I have no hills near me (I average 6 feet elevation gain on my runs) and no time in the mornings to drive somewhere, run, drive home, and get ready for work (unless I get up at like 2 am which isn't going to happen LOL). Should I go to a slight uphill location in my neighborhood? My elevation gain is from running through our green areas which are technically for rain drainage since we don't have gutters.

    The rumor here is that Floridians consider overpasses and underpasses to be hills. You work with whatever you have to work with.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    mrsjhardin wrote: »
    I got in 5 miles.... May have to rethink goal as mostly walking/jogging

    Your goal can include walking, jogging or running. It's your goal. We compete with ourselves.
  • mrsjhardin
    mrsjhardin Posts: 692 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    mrsjhardin wrote: »
    I got in 5 miles.... May have to rethink goal as mostly walking/jogging

    Your goal can include walking, jogging or running. It's your goal. We compete with ourselves.

    Thanks for that reminder!
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @PastorVincent @MobyCarp I have none of those near me. :'( I seriously live in the flattest part of Phoenix. I'm surprised I don't have negative elevation gain. :D

    I'll probably go to the longest/steepest green area we have. Otherwise I'd have to add 30-40 minutes in commute time to reach real hills.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    Question: Looking ahead on my training plan and I have uphill sessions. I have no hills near me (I average 6 feet elevation gain on my runs) and no time in the mornings to drive somewhere, run, drive home, and get ready for work (unless I get up at like 2 am which isn't going to happen LOL). Should I go to a slight uphill location in my neighborhood? My elevation gain is from running through our green areas which are technically for rain drainage since we don't have gutters.
    stairs, parking ramps, overpass bridges
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,547 Member
    @RunsOnEspresso I realize it's not the same, but maybe run stairs in absence of any hills???
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @mbaker566 @Scott6255 sadly none of those near me either without adding 30+ minutes of commute time.

    Ugh desert life :D:D:D
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    @mbaker566 @Scott6255 sadly none of those near me either without adding 30+ minutes of commute time.

    Ugh desert life :D:D:D

    Is your race hilly? If not, there is no real reason why you need to do hills. If you are looking for hills just to satisfy your training plan, you can substitute them for speed work by just picking up the pace for the duration/distance of the assigned hill interval. It will give you the same cardiovascular conditioning effect. If you are trying to prepare your muscles for hills because they will be there in your race, then I would suggest maybe taking a drive to a hilly area on the weekend to incorporate them into your run. The final option would be dreadmill, although I personally do not feel that running inclines on a treadmill is a proper substitute for real world hill running.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @lporter229 I don't believe there's hills (that's what they say at least). I do wish I could do more hill work though because when I did them on weekends I set a PR by like 10+ minutes.

    I'll probably end up doing a combo of speed work on slight inclines and heading out on weekends to the trails for some hills. Luckily or unluckily I have no access to a treadmill. I do all my runs outdoors.

    Or I can move to a hillier area :D
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    Question: Looking ahead on my training plan and I have uphill sessions. I have no hills near me (I average 6 feet elevation gain on my runs) and no time in the mornings to drive somewhere, run, drive home, and get ready for work (unless I get up at like 2 am which isn't going to happen LOL). Should I go to a slight uphill location in my neighborhood? My elevation gain is from running through our green areas which are technically for rain drainage since we don't have gutters.

    The rumor here is that Floridians consider overpasses and underpasses to be hills. You work with whatever you have to work with.

    @RunsOnEspresso and @MobyCarp - I actually do this (overpasses) :blush: because there are no hills near me either, but there are a couple of different freeway overpasses. When I first started running these were my challenge to myself - to run to the top without stopping. I have run a few times to the closest challenging hill but it is a running distance of 5-6 miles away - a bit too far to run to, run repeats and then have anything left to run home. I will however run it again a few times before the SF HM in July just to get in some hills...
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    @lporter229 I don't believe there's hills (that's what they say at least). I do wish I could do more hill work though because when I did them on weekends I set a PR by like 10+ minutes.

    I'll probably end up doing a combo of speed work on slight inclines and heading out on weekends to the trails for some hills. Luckily or unluckily I have no access to a treadmill. I do all my runs outdoors.

    Or I can move to a hillier area :D

    Or get on a dreadmill and set the incline. :)
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited May 2018
    @RunsOnEspresso here are a couple of links to read about your flat-land predicament. I really like that second link.

    https://trailrunnermag.com/training/trail-tips/become-a-better-climber.html

    https://trailrunnermag.com/training/cross-training/the-5-minute-leg-circuit-for-mountain-running-strength.html
  • apricotqueen1
    apricotqueen1 Posts: 38 Member
    Going for another month with the 100 km goal. (Planning to up it to 150 in June after running 146.9 km in April!)

    Started off the month with a short, slow, treadmill run with 2.8 km. Coupled with some strength training in the gym.

    97.2 km left to go!
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    I am in for 140 miles. May started out crappy this morning but I am (naively) optimistic it will get better. So not looking forward to summer.....

    5/1 = 6 hot and humid lunch miles

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