Training for an Ultra race while living in a 'flattish' city like NY is not easy. How do I train for hills? This is what I do once a week for hill training
1) Hit the gym's treadmill (mine is Life Fitness at YCMA Vanderbilt, midtown NYC) 2) Set manual goal climb at 1000 mts 3) Set inclination to max (15) 4) Set speed to 6 kmh and warm up for 3 minutes 5) Set speed to 7.1 kmh for a minute, down to 6.1 kmh for a minute 6) Repeat step 5 for next 37 minutes 7) Start gradually increasing to 7.2 to 7.5 8) Tip: If you haven't hit the 1000mts target within the hour, the treadmill will automatically stop at 60 min and let you start cool down. You can then increase the incliation and speed to still make it within next 5 additional minutes |
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