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Jules72 hill sprints will get you in shape faster than anything else. i have a short hill (steep but only 20 strides long) and i do sets of 10. there’s a half km hill i do that’s a 10% grade, sprint up, walk down — i usually do 5-8 km on that one at a time and it’s brutal, great for speed conditioning though.

Jules72 really? i’m curious to see how that goes. i’d assume hill sprints would cause a higher heart rate, but i was at 175 at the peak of my run today, so there’s not much headroom left there.

Just smashed 8k on the treadmill.

Or winning as I like to call it.

Smallman1 Slag!

Jules72 i guess? i figured the intensity of sprints would push it up a bit, but i’ve never actually tracked it.

i did a slow 5 km on ice this morning, that was a good time.

Jules72 yeah i sprint until i basically can’t, then take a break. it’s 100% effort, then rest, then do it again. on the long, steep hill that i run, i’m betting my heart is near 185 most of the way up.

Jules72 it’s a 450 meter hill at a 10% grade, so maybe 3 minutes up then walk down and i do that 5-8 times.

Jules72 call it what you want, 100% max effort all the way up. it’s obviously going to be slower at times. it’s a great workout for both speed and endurance.

Jules72 any hill works, i just like the short version for short intervals and the long version for strength/speed/endurance. the fact that we’re having this discussion probably means we’re both doing the right things.

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Oooh. Might go and force feed myself, or buy a big lump to lick!

Jules72 i asked my wife, she said it’s not likely, but she didn’t look it up either. vitamin a and c or biotin could theoretically make a difference.