Runners

39jones

I need help how do u run hills with ease? I had to stop for two weeks and now I just can’t get that push back crazy because I love running sometimes to much I just want to not stop at a mile! Can u run to much?

pondee629

"run hills with ease"? I don't understand the question. If it was easy running hills, all the fastest times would be on hilly courses. I take hills, like stairs, one step at a time hoping that the other side is down.

mbaker566

ease? idk
without dying? practice

DX2JX2

You can start on the downhill and catch a ride back to the top but even that is harder than you think it should be.

Hills aren't easy. Try to ignore speed and focus on constant effort instead. It might be slow as all get out but it's definitely possible to keep a run at easy effort over lots of hills.

lporter229

Running hills is never "easy". Some tips on making it less difficult:

1.(as mentioned) Slow your pace and try to maintain a constant effort, not speed
2. Don't look at the top of the hill. Focus on objects along the way and try to run to that object. When you get there, pick another and focus on getting to that one. Before you know it, you are at the top of the hill.
3. Keep your chest up and shoulders back. I imagine a helium balloon is tied to your chest
4. Walk if you need to

heybales

Other tip to make it easier compared to harder. Ditto to it'll never be with ease, if you are comparing it to running level.

upper body should maintain the same vertical lean against gravity as when running level. Obviously shorter stride length to keep the same level of effort, perhaps even shorter to increase the turnover.
That allows for #3 above.

I've seen ones lean way too far forward, like almost trying to keep upper body parallel with inclined road.
I can't believe they discovered that was easier, but rather mis-applied suggestion.
I've also seen ones that were for sure slightly leaning back. As if doing some mild braking going down a hill.

Just did a local race that is known for it's inclines, and it's my only chance to see all these various methods.
As well as a few that seem to take the theory get it over with faster, because they sped up on hill and passed me near bottom, just to be walking at top for me to pass them again.

TavistockToad

Run up them more often and more slowly

mkculs

I learned to run on hills, and all these suggestions are good. Don't be ashamed of stopping to walk--eventually, you *will* run the whole hill/each hill, but it takes a lot of practice. If you are having trouble running a mile, try breaking it up with some walking after the first half mile, and each week, add 10% to that first 1/2 mile until you can run the whole mile, hills and all. Then SLOWLY add distance--10% per week is what is recommended (so you'd go from 1 mile to 1.2 miles, to 1.3, for example; at 2 miles, you could start adding .2 miles per week--2.0, 2.2, 2.4, etc). Or use couch to 5k (C25K) and see if that works better for you. Good luck.

39jones

Thanks everyone ☀️🏃‍♀️

tirowow12385

Hills are hardest but the only way I found to make it easier on me is losing a few pounds, it's much easier with less weight. I do cross training work on hamstrings and glutes so it can handle hill work so I make it a point to do barbell lunges every week, it seems to be working so far.