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Thanks John, yes slow appears to be the way as you and Ennay have suggested, but there is a part of me that thinks I can just put in the extra effort maintain the Marathon pace up the hill and carry on the marathon pace over the crest. Then fully recover within minutes on the downward slope. By recover I don't mean slowing down I mean my breathing would return to "Normal marathon pace breathing". You and Ennay are correct I do worry what effect it will have 15 miles later.
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Given your other thread, I am surprised to see this. Go up that hill EASY. (Ennay, PDX doesn't have much terrain but it DOES have the bridge hill and another long-but-not-steep one after that)
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If you're looking to buy something, say, speed, would you pay a marked up price (uphill) over retail (flat) or would you buy it on sale (downhill)? I'm a slow runner, so I invest my money (effort) in the downhills. Fast runners do also, since many hilly races are won on the downs. 6% is gentle for this study, but it shows how the energy cost increases with uphill slope and decreases with downhills. Keep in mind, these are elite mtn runners = well trained on hills. http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/93/3/1039 Also, remember that lactate is a fuel, but you do need to be able to do something about the hydrogen ions floating around..
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Its pretty aggressive to run two so close - tho I think you can do it...especially if you are easy on your first...
Hi... saw the comments on the PDX race. I'm training for my first marathon and yup, I'm going for less hilly, selecting Portland over Seattle (I am only enough of a masochist to just try to attempt 24 miles let alone take on Seattle's hilly course at the same time ). Anyhoo, as I understand it, the one massive "hill" is the bridge around mile 17 or 18. Is it as bad as I've heard or is it all about just taking her slow and steady and surviving to get through the last 10K or so? Any tips would be MOST welcome. Thanks!! Karen (aka Funfetty)
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Personally, I think the biggest problem with the ramp to the St John's bridge is that you think you are at the highest point when you get to the top of the ramp, but the real highest point is halfway across the bridge. Now if you really want to talk about hills, go run the Yakima River Canyon next year. Rose Portland 2006 was my first marathon. Yakima River Canyon was the first of three so far this year.