Morning Run - Hills
I just finished a 5.563km running that lasted about 0hh:31mm:11ss !
I thought I ought to include more hills in my running this year to build some strength. It is fairly flat around here, but there are a couple I can use without leaving Arlesey. I weighed myself for the first time in a while and I have gained a few kilos over Xmas. Nothing too serious, but I would like to drop those.
It was cold again today, so gloves were required. I went up to West Drive with some short sprints along the way. I then went for it up the hill, passing another runner along the way. I eased off about half way up and then picked it up on the way down. Then I did another climb just to the half way point. I knew this would give me about 5km in total for the run.
I did more short sprints on the way back and took in the hill behind us too. When going up to the rec I noticed the little lane there has been resurfaced. It used to be full of holes. There is a patch of land behind the houses that looks like it is being cleared. Years ago I knew someone who wanted to build a house there, so maybe that will finally happen. With all my running I do tend to see what is changing in the area.
38m of climbing is not too bad for a short run. I will see if I can increase the vertical component over this year.
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I think you missed a couple of parentheses.
Shouldn't that be 'hills'.
Sorry but you'd probably already guessed I wouldn't be able to resist that!
Ah, I know they might not count as such for those in more undulating locations. I think a mountain is considered to be over 1000', but I don't think there's a lower limit for hills. What would be the next level down? Bump? I have to make the best of what is available. A climb of more than 20m is rare around here, but that's still like running up a few floors. Anyway, you get to run down more hills :)
I can understand making the best of the local area - I do kind of miss not being able to run from my front door, I used to like that - now I have to drive places, so I may as well drive to to somewhere with a steep slope!
I don't really enjoy going down hill, at least not if it's too steep, it's so jarring!
The slopes I ran today are fairly gentle, so I could enjoy the boost from running back down. I just try to mix it up generally.
Are there any parks near you that have hills you can climb or is everything pretty flat? You might have to find a stadium and run the bleachers! Nice job on your run. I did my weight training this morning. I switched up a couple of the exercises, so we will see if I feel the difference tomorrow morning.
There are no big hills even if I drive a few miles and I prefer to just run from home. I will make do with what is available. At a previous job I would walk up 19 floors to the office some days, but don't have that now. Rarely leave home. My son has some exercise gear he can use whilst the gym is shut.
I understand completely. There are some nice forest areas that I have thought about taking my wife and dog to for a walk, but in many cases the drive would take longer than the walk!
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It would take me hours to even cover that distance with mandatory breaks. How's your heart from the workout? Don't push yourself too much, there are health complications that could arise by just exercising too much, I've seen athletes with big hearts and it's not a pretty experience to hear them be told they have to stop because their heart can't take that much stress anymore.
My heart seems fine and I recover fairly quickly. I'm doing nothing like what a serious athlete would be doing in speed or weekly distance. I think the effects are positive overall as my weight is under control and I have good stamina. I don't think I even do enough to endanger my joints as some runners have issues with knees and stuff. Some people do 100 miles in a week, but that's over a month of running for me.
Cool, it's the heart condition that might go unnoticed even if nothing strenuous, the duration and repeated activities may cause unwarranted stress. I've seen these happen often in people that push their healthy lifestyle routine to the extremes whether losing weight or dropping off cholesterols in their blood. Aging also requires its own moderation. I'm nearing my 30s and know I should do more active stuff but my lifestyle and work makes most of my day passive. Not much to do but type documents and look at microscopes. :/
I've not had any heart issues come up on medical checks and they are generally rare. I've worked up to this level of exercise over several years. This may be the healthiest I've been as I was not sporty in my youth. I felt I needed to do something.
We had opposite histories. I was more active on my teens, the athletic type but it got to a point where my heart would pump slower but more efficient than an average person, then I started having palpitations and weird cardiac rhythm so now I'm just trying do rare dips on working out for fear that I might drop without warning. My heart rate is still at the lower end of the normal range and even lower when asleep. No problems when I had it checked but nothing the usual screening procedures could pick up. Just saying be conscious whenever you try to push some limits. It's good that you're already doing an active lifestyle.
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