hill training...

i was researching how to increasing my strength and found several cool articles regarding hill training. last friday i had the opportunity to give it a shot. we have a nice hill in the neighborhood. it's about a good 400 yards or so. i filled up my water bottle with water and went for it. i did a warm up run to the area where the hill was located... nothing to fast, i didn't want to tire myself out. i ran up the hill about 6 times in fast tempo speed but not sprint speed. i jogged downhill and took a few sips of my water... the jog down hill helped out by helping me catch my breath... overall, i felt really good with my performance. i didn't slow down. i look forward to seeing the results of this work out later on in my other runs. this seems like something i would do every other week.

here are some articles to some hill training tips

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?uan=159

http://www.marathonguide.com/training/coachmindy/hillrunning.cfm

http://www.runquick.com/corcorn/hills.html