Route question (Read 561 times)

Let's say you are going to run a loop route. Elevation looks like this: Do you go left to right? or right to left?

I see it as only a 15 ft rise. Looks worse on a chart than it will be to run, as least based on the hills I run. Go left to right

let's say, I'm still on Running 101 ...I changed it to metric, but it could still be 15 ft

From someone who takes hills seriously 1. How was the profile made so you know how accurate it is (there's are pretty small differences to worry about). Actually, I've seen some profiles made from electronic maps that were a bit off in details that resulted in some surprises for me. 2. What is the objective of your run? You might find that going one way provides a better workout for one thing and the other direction works better for something else. I run a very non-symmetrical loop (hill is about 180ft in 1/3 mi the direction I usually run it). I mostly run it one direction because the hill is more continuous that direction and larger. I may run it the other direction for those downhill benefits or because of the way it hooks into other trails or for variety. 3. For a newer runner, I'd probably go right to left since that gives you the smaller hill and relatively flat stuff to warm up on before you get to the larger hill. And even for more advanced runners, that reasoning may still hold. However, they may not need as much warmup and/or they may have warmed up before getting there. Answer #3 may be what you're looking for, but consider both directions (#2). #1 is there to suggest you may not find much hill to worry about. Regardless of which way you go, have fun, stay relaxed, run tall, keep your effort (breathing) constant.