Tag Archives: Hills

Training For Spring Races

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Coco

Even though it’s still January, it’s time I start doing more than just thinking about training for my spring races. For a while, the first race on my calendar for 2015 was the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run on April 12, but … Continue reading →

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Running Hills For Ragnar Training

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Coco

After feeling a bit worn out the week before last  I was pleased to have a pretty awesome week of Ragnar training last week. The theme for last week was hills. On Monday, I did my usual 45 minutes of strength … Continue reading →

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Running Hill Repeats With Tiger Lilly

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Coco

I usually do hill workouts on my treadmill–it has a pre-programmed hill interval workout that cycles through 4 sets of 4 hills of increasing intensity, with each hill lasting 60 seconds with 60 seconds of recovery at 0% incline in … Continue reading →

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Hills, Hills, Hills (ATM Training)

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Coco

After running the Army Ten Miler several times, I have learned that if I want to be less miserable on the 14th Street Bridge, I need to train for hills. You may not think that bridge is hilly, but when … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ My Goal

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Coco

I was wary of setting a goal for the Rock’N’Roll USA Half Marathon, but when I registered I chose 2:00 a my estimated finish time, and that’s the goal that my friend really wanted to meet. (That was my same goal for the … Continue reading →

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