Hi,
I signed up for another trail run next month and I want advice form the experts. When I run trails I frequently end up walking most of the uphills. I'm fine with the idea of walking, I'm usually not in a hurry, but I feel highly inefficient. Everybody passes me AND it doesn't feel much less tiring than running.
What is a proper efficient uphill hiking technique? For longer distances is it helpful to carry a (pair of?) hiking stick?
Ideally I should just find hills around here and do more hill training, it cannot hurt, but the logistics are not easy since I don't have hills nearby and don't have time to drive 1h to/from my run.
So far my trail experience is limited to 10~13 miles distance and I'm signed up for a 26 run/hike but can decide the morning of the race to do only the 10M if I feel under-trained.
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I signed up for another trail run next month and I want advice form the experts. When I run trails I frequently end up walking most of the uphills. I'm fine with the idea of walking, I'm usually not in a hurry, but I feel highly inefficient. Everybody passes me AND it doesn't feel much less tiring than running.
What is a proper efficient uphill hiking technique? For longer distances is it helpful to carry a (pair of?) hiking stick?
Ideally I should just find hills around here and do more hill training, it cannot hurt, but the logistics are not easy since I don't have hills nearby and don't have time to drive 1h to/from my run.
So far my trail experience is limited to 10~13 miles distance and I'm signed up for a 26 run/hike but can decide the morning of the race to do only the 10M if I feel under-trained.
http://ironmasterschallenge.com/Page_2.html