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This was my sexy run on Thursday @RUNSTR #running #runstr #trailrunning
I went up one of the small mountains here in Hammerfest. 340m. Nice and easy road up, not to steep. It was perfect for uphill training. Just like I try to simulate on the uphill treadmill.
I came to the top and it was very windy, cold and rainy. Still a nice little view.
Then comes the sexy and fun part. I went down fast. And some parts even faster. It was super fun! Also because was accompanied by the local reindeer’s a few times 😄
But that is what breaks you, and what I feel the days afterwards, going to fast down. That said those adaptations are super important if you’re going to do a race with lots of downs. (try to go fast and get really sore from some downhills a few weeks before a race, also very applicable to flat races, no matter the distance).
I just wanted to compare how taxing it is for my body (legs) doing something fun like this going up and down a mountain, compared to just doing the uphill treadmill. Maybe I can do more of this, but not just go to hard on the downs and still be able to recover quick.
This was all z1-z2 for me. And not once did I have to hike #teamneverhike (if you know, you know). Uphill treadmill is already giving me massive improvements (with everything else ofcourse…).
