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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.
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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.