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HILLS--Love them or Hate them? (Read 357 times)

DimMak


    posted: 4/19/2007 at 4:25 PM
    When it comes to race day, do you hate running the hills (and dread them), or do you enjoy the hill? Maybe I’m sick in the head, but I kind of like the hill. I enjoy the challenge and see it as my opportunity to get ahead of other people (because it seems as if a big hill impacts the other runners). Just curious what other people think. D
    Namiks


      posted: 4/19/2007 at 4:32 PM
      Well, I personally know you and YES, you are sick in the head. Big grin On the otherhand, I'm not to sure about the hills yet. I suppose that if they were going to be on a long run, I would want them in the beggining definately not at the end. I personally don't like the hills, but I do know (through you pounding it into my head) that they are good for you and can only help in the long run. It's only while I'm running them that I don't like them.
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      rectumdamnnearkilledem

        posted: 4/19/2007 at 5:34 PM
        LOVE! My 1 mile pace on a hill workout is faster than just about anything else. I'm a freak with legs that like hills. Even in HS I loved them, even when the distance runners were whining. Big grin k

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        Eye Lick Two Rhune

          posted: 4/20/2007 at 10:37 AM
          modified: 4/20/2007 at 10:38 AM
          Not a fan but know they are a must in the trianing. Where I live there is no such thing as a route with out a hill. But what goes up must come done right Wink

          "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" -Pre

          slowandsteady


            posted: 4/20/2007 at 5:04 PM
            Love Them, it's the only place I can pass people Shocked. Actually, my neighorhood has lots of hills, so I'm used to them.
            lph53


              posted: 4/30/2008 at 12:46 PM
              I hate hills

              LPH

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              mattw1970


              Injured

                posted: 4/30/2008 at 1:24 PM
                UGH I hate them but most of my running routes have them so I do my best. Never seems to be enough and I always slow down on them on race day but then again maybe I need to actually do some hill repeats hard once in a while!
                INJURED
                mizSterious262


                  posted: 5/1/2008 at 2:47 PM
                  I love them, and hate them. Confused I used to be able to run them well, but since starting back up last summer, I didn't run alot of hills...therefore, I didn't run them well when I had to, and grew to hate them. Angry I like them once I get to the top and can run down. Wink
                  Dorsey

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