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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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Brim fit short 9" Phantom
Shasta HX 8" base liner black
Cascade SS T black
Big Bend Trucker Cap black
Thanks
Prospect PX2 8" – JET BLACK
Tahoe CL 8" Base Liner- FROST GREY
Rockies 3/4 Raglan T – HEATHER GREY/BLACK
Muir Cap – BLACK
Would love to finally try out your shorts and base-liner!
Looking forward to getting into your gear!
Sykes 7" Black shorts
TRN X Path 3/4 Shirt
Arapahoe Cap – Black
Tahoe 5" Base Layer Black
PROSPECT PX2 8" SHORT – NAVY
TAHOE CL 8" BASE LINER – BLACK
CASCADE SS T – HEATHER GREY
BIG BEND TRUCKER CAP – DARK GREY
SYKES PX 5" SHORT – JET BLACK
TAHOE CL 8" BASE LINER – BLACK
CASCADE SS T – HEATHER GREY (M)
MUIR CAP – WHITE
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Sykes px 7” black
Cascade ss olive grey
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Sykes px 5” black
Cascade ss olive grey
Tahoe cl 5” black
Big bend trucker dark grey
Skyes PX 5" Black
Tahoe CL 5" Black
Cascade SS White
Muir Cap Charcoal Grey
Shorts-Sykes PX 7" Short in Jet Black
Base Liner-Shasta HX 8" Baseliner
Shirt-Cascade SS T Olive Grey
Hat-Muir Cap Charcoal Grey
Sykes PX 5"- Jet Black
Tahoe CL 5" Base Liner – Black
Cascade SS T – Heather Grey
Muir Cap- White
Thanks for what y’all do! Loved the trail clean up with Billy.
I’d go with a warm weather outfit as we ramp into summer
Sykes PX 5" black
Tahoe 3" liner any color
Madre sleeveless gray
for a hat I’d go with whichever one is the deepest – I have a big head! on looks, I’d go with the zion in frost gray.
Cascade SS T- Black
Sykes PX 7" Short – Black
Tahoe CL 5" Base Line- Black
Muir Cap- Black
Sykes PX 7”- olive Grey
Tahoe 5” grey
Big Bend Trucker hat in black
Cascade SS T olive Grey
Sykes PX 7" Frost Grey- XL
Tahoe CL 5" Liner Frost Grey- L
Rockies 3/4 Raglan T in Heather Grey/Black- XL
Zion Cap- Frost Grey
Sykes PX 7" Short – black
Tahoe 3" Liner – black
Cascade SS T – heather gray
Muir Cap – charcoal