Originally Posted by
74AD
you'll see significant gains on your long run pretty quickly. Especially if you are running where there are hills, but that's doubtful for you in indiana :-) When I was actually committed to running, I had worked up to nearly 10 miles on some rough courses elevation wise. I'm trying to get myself back into it......not super successfully....
Right now, I'm still treadmilling it up at the Y, but I'm hoping to get back outside in the next couple weeks.
We've got some nice hills here in SW Indiana. Here's some data I pulled from Runkeeper last year regarding what was my usual running route.
Code:
Elevation Distance Gain/Loss
407
461 .53 +54
487 .3 +26
458 .18 -29
491 .18 +33 cresting the big hill
469 .13 -22 turning around
491 .13 +22
456 .19 -35
486 .17 +30
461 .28 -25
407 .5 -54
And here are some pictures of the hill I normally run over.
Nice side. Pretty gradual steady climb.
Evil side. Steep, then levels off a bit before steep again. You have to look closely to see the actual top of the hill.