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HILL repeats.

January 10, 2012 by Hillary 11 Comments

After spending the greater part of my morning writing about running fuel, I was itching to lace up my new Asics — first run in pair #7!

 

I found inspiration for my workout today via my 2012 inspiration board… in addition to the fact that I was excited to break in my pink kicks in the clear, shorts-appropriate January weather.

I ran 4.25 miles in a little under 38 minutes, including 6 hill repeats. I used to do hill repeats all.of.the.time. during my high school XC days. Today I did 3 on a longer hill, mid-run, and 3 on a shorter hill at the very end of my route.

 

Of Possible Interest:

  • Head for the Hills
  • So Inclined — Dread going up? Reap the benefits of hill work by changing your routine and your attitude.

I finished up with this quick routine from Tone It Up, conveniently pinned to my Fitness Inspiration board. I will definitely be doing this one again.

How often do you hit the hills?

Hope you’ve had a rockin’ Running Tuesday.

Take care,

HILLontherun

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Filed Under: Fitness, Running Tagged With: Asics 2160, Hill Repeats, Hill Training, Tone It Up Lean Arms Pyramid

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  1. Sarah says

    January 11, 2012 at 4:12 am

    yeaaa your shoes are kind of awesome. love the pink!

    Reply
  2. Caroline says

    January 11, 2012 at 4:48 am

    That Tone It Up workout looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Hillary says

      January 11, 2012 at 8:02 am

      I can’t wait to do it again… is that weird!? :)

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    January 11, 2012 at 5:19 am

    I used to NEVER do hills when I was training for anything, but now that im currently not training and LOVE hills!

    Reply
  4. Anna says

    January 11, 2012 at 6:08 am

    I love hill repeats! Perfect to get your heart rate up for instant intervals :) My apartment building sits on top of this big hill, so I found this perfect loop… hills right outside my door (whether I like it or not!).

    Reply
  5. kathleen @ the daily crumb says

    January 11, 2012 at 7:30 am

    amazeballs shoes! even better than i was imaging!!

    Reply
  6. Alaina says

    January 11, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    I love that workout! I can’t wait to try it out. :-)

    Reply
  7. Corrie Anne says

    January 12, 2012 at 8:23 am

    Love the hills! I was hitting them yesterday. Those pink shoelaces are awesome!

    Reply
  8. Allison says

    January 12, 2012 at 10:09 am

    LOVE the pink shoelaces or anything pink really :P I hardly ever run just hills, but will do intervals with incline and resistance on the elliptical and treadmill…

    Reply
  9. elle says

    January 12, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    I agree with Sarah. LOVE the hot pink. I’m currently rocking neon yellow!

    Reply
    • Hillary says

      January 12, 2012 at 7:41 pm

      neon is in! ;)

      Reply

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