Category Archives: Hills

My hill running tips helped! :-)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

A few days before the Glasgow Women’s 10k I was getting a few searches going to my blog about the hills in Pollok Park. So I decided to write this post to help anyone who was worried about the hills … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills, Routes, Special Event | Leave a comment

Downhill Running

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Following my post on Up Hill Running Tips… I thought I’d write a bit about another kind of running:  Downhill running! Running downhill can be tricky… there’s a fine line between holding yourself back, letting yourself go (and perhaps falling flat … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills | Leave a comment

Up Hill Running Tips

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

RUNNING UP HILLS There’s a lot to be said about running up hills.The main thing is that it beings a third dimension to your training: elevation. There’s something very satisfying about cresting a hill and looking back on what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills | 5 Comments

Wk1 – 40 minutes of hills then Bodypump Express

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I had a rather optimistic 7 miles of hills planned this morning, but I arranged to run with Jackie before her body pump class, and as it was the first hill session of the year, I decided it would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills, Run, Weights | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Wk30 – 5.55k of 3 x 5 hills then Insanity Day 11

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Wednesday night and it was hill reps followed by Insanity Day 11: Cardio Power and Resistance. After the pressure I had put on myself to run a fast 10k on Wednesday, I thought hill reps would be a great idea to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills, Insanity Workout, Intervals, Run | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wk28 – 1.86M Stair repeats then Insanity Day 5 – Pure Cardio

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Wednesday night and I went to Bellahouston park after work. I was going to do a 20 minute warm up run before ‘Insanity Day 5′ and I thought I’d mix it up a bit by doing hill or stair repeats. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills, Insanity Workout, Run | 1 Comment

Wk22 – 11.75M Gleniffer Braes with Cris

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Wow! That was some run!  Thursday night and I’d arranged to run with the speed demon that is Cris (from work).  He knew a good challenging route up Gleniffer Braes up Paisley way and he wanted to show me the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills, Routes, Run | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Wk21 – 10.25M hilly Pollock Park

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Wednesday night and I had a slightly hilly 10 miles around Pollock Park planned.  I’ve realised I prefer running in the morning – getting it out of the way, so I don’t put it off… but 10 miles (1:20) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills, Run, Ultramarathon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Specificity of Training

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

I read this article which has a few good pointers in it for running your first ultramarathon. Today I’m going to look at: Specificity of Training After the long run, the most important aspect in training for an ultramarathon is … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Hills, Nutrition, Training Plans | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Wk18 – 16M Newton Mearns hilly

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Saturday morning before we fly out to Portugal, and I wanted to get a long run with hills in.  Since the marathon the most I’ve run was 11 miles and it was nice and comfortable… I really felt like I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hills, Routes, Run | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment