6 Simple Tips for Running Uphill Strong

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6 Simple Tips for Running Uphill Strong

After our recent La Cloche speed hike, as I eyed it up to consider running the 80km trail (and contemplated the 50K mountain running race I’m signed up for in August), I realized I need to get a lot stronger at uphill running. Thankfully, there’s an article for that… I had interviewed some of my favorite ultra trail runners to get their best advice…. Now, I just need to put it into practice! Plans for July include A LOT of uphill work, for sure. (June is still a crit-racing focus so a bit more hard road riding plus building volume running on flats.)

Anyway, the top tips… great for anyone who wants to make going uphill suck a teensy bit less!

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About Molly Hurford

Molly Hurford is a journalist in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. When not outside, she’s writing about being outside and healthy habits of athletes and interviewing world-class athletes and scientists for The Consummate Athlete. She’s the author of multiple books and her most recent project, Shred Girls, is a young adult fiction series and online community focused on getting girls excited about bikes. She also writes regularly for publications including Bicycling magazine, Outside, Map My Run, and Nylon. Molly is a little obsessed with getting people—especially women—psyched on adventure and being outside, and she regularly hosts talks and runs clinics for cyclists and teaches yoga online and IRL… And in her spare time, the former Ironman triathlete and cyclist now spends time racing ultra-runs on trails. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @mollyjhurford