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Hill Repeats

Strength and power for runners without a weight room.

6–10 × 60–90 sec uphill 40 minrest 120s

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Included in "Tempo Builder" — 3 guided exercises with a rest timer.

Equipment
hill, running shoes
Rest
120s between sets
Primary muscles
glutes, quads, calves
Also works
cardiovascular

How to do it

  1. Warm up with 10 min easy jog.
  2. Find a hill with 5–8% grade. Run up at hard effort for 60–90 seconds.
  3. Jog easy back down as recovery.
  4. Repeat 6–10 times. Cool down 10 min easy.

Form cues

  • Drive knees up
  • Shorter stride, quick turnover
  • Powerful arm drive

Common mistakes

  • Leaning too far forward
  • Sprinting the first few — save gas for the last reps

Progressions

  • 4 reps → 6 → 8 → 10 reps

Workouts that include this

More endurance exercises