The Flip Side of Hill Training - What Goes Up Must Come Down
Well, it's been a few weeks since I last wrote a post, and if I'm being totally honest the main reason is that I haven't really had a good idea for something to write about. Thankfully, with this being the start of Cape to Cabot training season for many, a topic has come up naturally in a number of running conversations I've had over the past few weeks that I feel is often overlooked when discussing training plans: downhill running. Whenever people mention the Cape to Cabot race to me, the idea of running up Signal Hill is usually the first thing that comes up, followed quickly by a comment on all the hills you have to climb coming out of Cape Spear. Similarly, pretty much all of the training discussions that I hear around this race (and most races) refer to hill repeats, where the focus is on running up the hill, and typically includes an easy recovery jog back down. Now, obviously the hills that you have to climb in the Cape to Cabot are difficult and daunting. An...