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    Re: Hill Starts

    Quote Originally Posted by Denzil View Post
    Worth adding in a few 'strides' towards the end of the warm up too just to get your heart up to speed !
    there's that term again. i'm not up to speed on jargon and crafty soviet training techniques..so please...what is "strides"??

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    Re: Hill Starts

    Quote Originally Posted by Harry Bripps View Post
    there's that term again. i'm not up to speed on jargon and crafty soviet training techniques..so please...what is "strides"??
    In the immortal words of David Coleman 'just open your legs and show your class' !!
    If you cant change something, change the way you feel about it !

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    Re: Hill Starts

    Cool... I was sort of drifting into some leg work at the gym so I'll take your advice there

    I think it boils down to watching very experienced fell runners and being a begginer on the fells

    It seems like everyone whizzes off.. but it's more like people have worked to get to the stage where they can start strong.. probably you dont notice how you look to a beginner

    Time and patience is also what I need init?

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    Re: Hill Starts

    Quote Originally Posted by Egglett View Post
    . probably you dont notice how you look to a beginner
    like a Munchkin running off over the Yellow Brick Road, thats what I usually look like !!!
    If you cant change something, change the way you feel about it !

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    Re: Hill Starts

    Is that cos your small or very far away!!!

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    Re: Hill Starts

    wish it was the latter but more like the former !!
    If you cant change something, change the way you feel about it !

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    Re: Hill Starts

    Maybe you'll just be better at the longer races Egglet.

    I'm rubbish really at any distance, but I've definitely noticed a general trend that I perform better in a longer fell race. I seem to get the strength from somewhere to run past a few flagging people during the last few miles.

    I'm not talking super-long tho. The longest race I've done is an AM. Shall definitely be trying the L category this year though - reckon that's where I'll do best. No sprinting on hills required!

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