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posted: 4/16/2008 at 4:32 PM |
I can't help you with the grades because I run hills near my house and have no idea what the various grades are. However, after a 20 minute warm-up run, I come back and do 5-10 hill repeats then finish my run. Depending on how many I'm doing they last anywhere between 30 seconds a minute with an effort to keep my cadence at 28-30 foot strikes (i.e., a left foot strike is 1, left foot again is 2 etc.) in 20 seconds.
Hill work doesn't need to be a long extended workout, and, unless you have some good running under your belt, should only be done once a week, same as speed work.
Now for the disclaimer: I got all this information from my coach. 
Good luck! |
Leslie
Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain
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