[MBannon]

<p>"Find a good hill, run downhill focusing on form and turnover.  When you get to the bottom, jog up."</p>
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<p>-Alaska Mike</p>
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<p>Jog up.  I love it.  Where else you gonna get solid advice like that?  "Run really hard down the hill and then just, you know...jog up for recovery.  Then repeat."</p>
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<p><span id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130453136254315"><img alt="smile.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130453136254314" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p>Mike, what ever would we do without you and your running twin Thor?  Love ya, buddy!</p>

 

[Alaska Mike]

<p>As opposed to what you are normally supposed to do when running uphill, which is of course to crush your opponent's (or running partner's) spirit and establish your alpha dog status.</p>
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<p>Mike</p>

 

[em73]

<p>don't your race times suffer when you stop to pee on things while running up the hill?</p>
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<p>wait, that's what you meant, right?</p>

 

[Thor]

<p>I have no idea what any of you are talking about, Mr. Bannon.</p>
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<p>I know that whenever I take my own advice and *try* to do DOWNHILL repeats -- and jog the ups -- I always, always, always wind up trying to crush, as Mike says, my own spirit based on the previous repeat.</p>
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<p>I remember giving that exact advice to Yoshi... and then doing for myself with horrible results. I wound up charging up and down and down and up, and I suffered greatly for it due to no rest going into all repeats!</p>
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<p>Great advice, Mike!</p>

 

[Tri-Tammy]

<p>Thanks for the advice Thor.... spirit in check!   <span><img alt="icon_thumleft.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif" style="width:22px;height:20px;"></span></p>

 

[Yo Sake]

<p>One thing I learned about hills repats is you have to stick with either 'DOWNHILL repeats' or "UPHILL repeats".  You get more out them if you focus up or down.</p>
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<p>As for the uphill repeats, I like Thor's 'dividing the hill into 3 segments'.  It really helps to focus and maintain the even pace.</p>