Hill Sprints: Do hill sprints during your run (e.g. 4-6 reps of 8-10 seconds of uphill running with 1-2 minutes recovery between reps). Which hill did you choose?
Backstretch Bingo is a hybrid online/in-person activity that gives runners a way to engage with one another and keep their running fresh during the dark days of December—the veritable backstretch of the year.
Loaded up my California International Marathon gear this AM to honor today being race day and did 6x 1 min repeats on the South Hill Recway hill, about 3/4 of a mile south from the Hudson St entrance.
Did a roundabout run of monkey run with Paul for six 10 second repeats on a hill called gulch something or other heading up to the golf course.
Monkey run route w Jami, did hill repeats on the out of the gulch segment heading up to the golf course. Nice cool evening out!
So cool to see what everybody is doing! This morning, I did the first part of my run with my friend Rebecca (through Stewart Park and the Waterfront Trail). Then I went up University Ave and Stewart Ave and did my hill sprints there. I always get to the top panting, but I am rewarded by the nice views:
The Sandia peak ascent today wasn’t exactly a planned hill workout, but run/hiking/clambering up a mountain should count for elevation training right? Only one hill… just a really big hill!
After doing my day 5 Trail Run around Beebe with my friends I headed off to the Arboretum by myself to tackle Adam’s famous hill circuit there. Did a total of 6 hills I wouldn’t have done without the inspiration from this Bingo game.
I added 5 hill repeats to my workout last Thursday (12/1) because I’m also participating in Aravaipa Running’s Merry Vertmas virtual event. You’ll see them in the image between miles 6-8. I managed to avoid hill repeats for about three decades but started them once again this past summer when I was training to run Whiteface. Definitely wasn’t a fan in high school, but now I find them rewarding. They really do pay off.
While out on my trail run today, did some inverted hill sprints: hike up and sprint down. I wanted to work on building my running downhill confidence. The section of the Treman rim trail I chose isn’t meant for speed, but was good for picking lines and working on avoiding roots and rocks. I repeated 4 times.
