So did my first 10k obstacle course in which the first 5k was an uphill fell “run” before hitting any of the major obstacles. Using rise / run to calculate the gradient of the first hill (about the first 1km) it was about 34% or a 1 in 2.8ish.
So my question is there any possible technique that could get me up that hill running or is power hiking the only answer? I have to be honest given the steepness of the hill I struggled to even powerhike because I couldn’t put my heel anywhere near the floor and my calves felt like they were filled with barb wire (I was wearing vivo trail freak which btw are perfect for the downhills and mud run section).
I loved the downhill section and simply flew down them but I just couldn't manage the uphill section (even when it wasn’t as steep). What techniques do you guys employ that could get me loving those uphills as much as the down?
So my question is there any possible technique that could get me up that hill running or is power hiking the only answer? I have to be honest given the steepness of the hill I struggled to even powerhike because I couldn’t put my heel anywhere near the floor and my calves felt like they were filled with barb wire (I was wearing vivo trail freak which btw are perfect for the downhills and mud run section).
I loved the downhill section and simply flew down them but I just couldn't manage the uphill section (even when it wasn’t as steep). What techniques do you guys employ that could get me loving those uphills as much as the down?