Recently moved to the Fife Riviera, and whilst it's lovely I still don't have access to proper hills from the doorstep.

There is however lots of cross country and trail options so it's not all bad.

Anyway, the local club runs speed work sessions every Monday. Which is all very good, except that it's all on the flat and what I'd really like is to get good at going up hill.

Would I be better off moderating my efforts with the speed work, and adding some hard hill reps later in the week? I've found a small slope that gives 72m ascent in 250m, which seems awfy short to me, there are options that give a longer run in, but the slope tends to be gentler and what I'm after is more power when it gets steeper.

Feedback and general abusive remarks welcomed.