Hill repeats are an important workout to build strength in your legs during training. They were a big part of my training cycle for Philadelphia in the fall. I had hill repeats scheduled by my coach once a week, adding an extra one each week. In the fall I topped out at six or eight repeats.
So far in this training cycle I have not had hill repeats scheduled. As of tonight hill repeats are back on the schedule. I started off with three repeats tonight.
Usually my routine involves going up and down the hill at 100% with a break between repeats. I tried that tonight but with fresh snow on the ground the conditions were not ideal for that…
I managed to get in my three repeats. I might not have been able to push as hard as I normally would have but I was able to complete my workout and hill repeats are now back on my weekly schedule.
Do you include hill repeats in your training schedule?
every other week has hill repeats (at the end of a 60 min. run) on the schedule – and i absolutely love them!
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I have not tried them at the end of a run. I do mine after a 10-15 minute easy run to warm up. After 60 minutes would be tougher. Sounds like a good way to do them.