Uphill Running and Power Hiking | Trail Running Basics
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Coach Jimmy Dean Freeman breaks down the right ways to position your body for uphill running and power hiking. Trail runners of all levels often use power hiking to shift muscle group. This gives your running systems a break and makes you a stronger, better overall athlete. Learn more about your footing on uneven terrain, dealing with hills, how to position your hips, and more!
Uphill running and power hiking
I'm here to talk to you about uphill running. It's a little bit distinct on the trails. So on the roads you're going to find that grades are pretty consistent and your footing is decent. While on the trail you're going to have terrain that is more uneven. The grades change frequently in the middle of a run up a hill.
Foot placement with trail running
You are going to be a bit more careful about your foot placement, there will be more rocks, roots and ruts to worry about when you're going uphill.
You have to worry more about your effort, less about your pace. When you run uphill, you want to be perpendicular to the horizon. As the terrain changes, you want to stay up right. Think about bringing your hips forward, when you're running and hiking. When you go up a steep grade, it might make sense to switch into a hike or even a power hike.
What is a power hike?
It's distinct from hiking, where you are leaning forward a bit more. You are a bit more hanged over and you use your hands on your knees to kind of drive yourself up the hill.
One of the great things about hiking when going uphill, you are shifting muscle groups. You are giving your running systems a break. You are also getting stronger in a hiking sense, which is going to make you a better overall athlete.
ENTER TO WIN A PATH PROJECTS OUTFIT, VALUED AT UP TO $173. TO ENTER, LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW: ''WHAT OUTFIT WOULD YOU CHOOSE IF YOU WON (1 PAIR OF SHORTS, BASELINERS, SHIRT AND HAT'' 1 WINNER WILL BE PICKED AT RANDOM BY 5/14/19. Terms and conditions.
Hey, I never did see a comment on here saying who won the bundle. Did y’all ever get someone chosen? Best of luck to all!
BRIM FT 9" SHORT – STONE
TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER – BLACK
CASCADE SS T – HEATHER NAVY
ZION CAP – FROST GREY
I would love to run SD100 in the following kit:
Sykes PX 7” Shorts in black
Tahoe CL 5” base liner in black
TRN x Path Rockies shirt
Big Bend trucker cap in black
See you at the finish line!
Sykes 5" black coupled with a 3" Tahoe base, topped off with a grey Pyrenees midweight and white Muir cap!
Love PATH shorts! The most comfortable shorts I’ve ever had.
If I win, I’d like to get:
GRAVES DA 7" SHORT – BLUE BLACK,
TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER – BLACK,
CASCADE SS T – HEATHER NAVY,
MUIR CAP – BLACK
5” shorts and liners, the hat and that baseball type shirt
Hat: Muir Cap – Charcoal Grey
Shirt: Cascade SS T – Olive Grey (m)
Baseliner – Tahoe CL 5" Base Liner Black (m)
Short – Graves 7" DA Short – Light Grey (m)
Heard great things about Path and would love to try it out. Have some great trail running trips coming up this summer that would be great to test these on!
SYKES PX 7" SHORT – JET BLACK – s
SHASTA HX 8" BASE LINER – BLACK – s
PYRENEES T19 LS HOODED SHIRT – BLACK (LIGHT WEIGHT) – s
BIG BEND TRUCKER CAP – BLACK
Path projects is by far the best brand of running gear I’ve ever owned. I absolutely love my Billy Yang collaboration shirt. My ideal outfit would be:
Tahoe CL 5” base liner – black – size medium
Muir Cap – black or grey
Skyes PX 7” short – black – medium
Pyrenees T19 LS Hooded Shirt – size small – Heavy Navy
Shorts:
SYKES PX 5" SHORT – OLIVE GREY
Baseliners:
TAHOE CL 8" BASE LINER – BLACK
Shirt:
CASCADE SS T – OLIVE GREY
Hat:
ARAPAHOE CAP – BLACK
Madre Sleeveless in White – L
Sykes Short 5” in black – M
Tahoe Base in black – M
Muir Cap – Black
Cascade ss t black large
Sykes 5 inch short black medium
Tahoe cl 5 inch black liner medium
Arapahoe cap black
I have some trail running/peak bagging trips planned for this summer so some new gear would be ideal. Either way, keep up the good work!
Madre Sleeveless in Grey- L
Sykes Short 5” in black- L
Tahoe Base in black – L
Muir Cap – Black
SYKES PX 7" SHORT – OLIVE GREY
TAHOE CL 8" BASE LINER – BLACK
CASCADE SS T – HEATHER GREY
ZION CAP – FROST GREY
Sykes 5”
Tahoe 3”
Cascade SS
Muir Hat
Prospect PX2 8” short jet black
Tahoe CL 5” base liner frost grey
Cascade SS T white
Muir Cap charcoal grey
CASCADE SS T – OLIVE GREY – S
SYKES PX 5" SHORT – JET BLACK – S
TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER – BLACK – S
ZION CAP – WHITE
Sykes 5
Tahoe 3
Pyrenees
Zion hat
Graves 7" blue black (L)
No liner
Cascades SS T olive grey (M)
Muir cap charcoal grey
Tahoe CL 5" Base Liner – Black (M)
Sykes PX 5" – Jet Black (M)
Rockies 3/4 Raglan T – Black (L)
Big Bend Trucker Cap – Black
Would be PSYCHED on this!
Sykes PX 7" – Black – M
Tahoe CL 8" – Black – S
Cascade SS T – Heather Navy – S
Muir – Black
Brim short stone 30
Tahoe 5” sm
Madre sleeveless grey md
Zion gray cap
Sykes 5" Shorts – Jet Black (M)
Tahoe 5" Baseliner – Black (M)
Cascades SS Tee – Olive Grey (M)
Muir Cap – Charcoal Grey
Sykes PX 5” Short – Black (M)
Tahoe CL 5” Base Line Black (M)
Cascade SS T – Heather Gray (M)
Big Bend Trucker Hat – Black
🤘🤘
Muir Cap – Black
Rockies 3/4 Raglan T – Grey and Black
Tahoe CL 5” Base liner – Frost Grey
Sykes PX 5” Short – Olive Grey
Large in everything!
SYKES PX 5" SHORT – BLACK – Medium
TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER – BLACK – Medium
CASCADE SS T– HEATHER GREY – Medium
BIG BEND TRUCKER CAP – DARK GREY
Graves 7” medium black
Cascade ss olive medium
Tahoe cL 5” base liner black
Big bend trucker hat grey
!!!! Let’s goooo
Sykes PX 7” short
Tahoe CL 5” base liner
Cascade SS T
Big bend trucker! Or a new Muir cap.
Absolutely love the clothes and they’re the only thing I wear working out now! So comfortable and such high quality that I can’t wear anything else.
I’ve never tried Path so anything would be awesome to keep me going on my run streak. Currently at 3.5 years.
Graves 7" Blue Black size XL
Cascade SS Olive Grey size L
Tahoe CL 5" Base Liner size XL
Big Bend Trucker Hat Black
Tahoe CL 5" black baseliner
Sykes PX 7" black shorts
Cascade SS T black
Big Bend Trucker Cap dark grey
I’ve been really impressed with the stuff I have bought from Path. I think my go-to setup would be the Sykes PX 7” in jet black with the Tahoe CL 5” black liner. Up top I’d go with the Cascade SS in black and the Big Bend trucker in black.
I’d pick the SYKES PX 5" SHORT as they are wonderful, the TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER because they look wonderful, the CASCADE SS T shirt because it likely fits wonderful, and the BIG BEND TRUCKER CAP because it just looks cool.
Thanks for the opportunity!
The only thing holding me back from winning my next race is the following:
SYKES PX 7" SHORT – FROST GREY, TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER – FROST GREY, ZION CAP – FROST GREY, and a TRN X PATH ROCKIES T19 3/4 RAGLAN T – Heather Grey/Black to help promote the best podcast and the best running gear.
Your crazy if you think I would ever be picky about Path Projects giving me a running outfit for free!!! I will take anything in a size large😊. It was awesome seeing you represented at Whoos 50k this weekend…I’m sure I would have finished way earlier if I was in your gear 👍
Graves shorts in navy, Tahoe 8" liners black, and Cascade SS Olive, and Big Bend trucker cap in black. Woohoo!
Would be stoked with this package:
SYKES PX 5" SHORT – OLIVE GREY – Medium
TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER – FROST GREY – Medium
MADRE SLEEVELESS T – WHITE – Medium
MUIR CAP – WHITE
Prospect px2 8” black
Tahoe cL 5” liner black
Cascade ss T heather grey
Big bend trucker cap black
Tahoe CL 8” baseliner
Sykes PX 7” shorts
Pyrenees Lightweight
Zion Cap
Thanks!
Sykes PX5 shorts, Tahoe CL 5 base, Cascade SS T & Zion cap
Prospect px2 8” black
Tahoe cL 5” liner black
Cascade ss T heather grey
Big bend trucker cap black
Sykes PX 5" short – jet back
Tahoe CL 3" baseliner
Madre sleeveless T – Heather grey
Big Bend trucker cap – black
Sykes PX 7" shorts Black
Cascade SS T Heather Gray
Tahoe CL 8" Base Liner Black
Zion Cap Frost Grey
Muir Cap – Black
Cascade SS T in Heather Grey – Size Med
Tahoe CL 5” base liner in Black – Size Med
Sykes PX 7” Short in Olive Grey – Size Med
And I’ll definitely be ready to take on Hawaii’s trails during grad school!!! YEEEEHAWW!
Great stuff ! Already regularly running in a pair of Sykes PX 7" shorts. As for the contest, i think i’d go with…
Graves DA 7" – Blue Black
Tahoe CL 8" – Black
Cascade SS – Olive Grey
Zion Cap – Frost Grey
I like the outfit above. I’m easy
I would choose the following:
CASCADE SS T – OLIVE GREY
GRAVES DA 7" SHORT – BLUE BLACK
TAHOE CL 8" BASE LINER – FROST GREY
MUIR CAP – CHARCOAL GREY
I would choose the t shirt and hat because I already love. the base liner and shorts.
Great stuff!
I’d get the following:
SYKES PX 5" SHORT – OLIVE GREY
TAHOE CL 5" BASE LINER – BLACK
PYRENEES MX LS HOODED SHIRT – HEATHER GREY (Mid Weight)
MUIR CAP – CHARCOAL GREY
Love the products! Your customer service is the best! The shirt and liners are my absolute favorites!
Graves Da 7” – blue black
Cascade SS – heather navy
Tahoe CL 5” – grey
Muir cap – grey