The running hill repeat work out set outlines a 2 - 5% grade repeating between 1 and 5 minutes depending on total run time.

In the past I have typically done about 1 minute repeats up a far steeper grade. I have also have swapped in long stair cases in place of hills.

My plan moving forward is to alternate my hill repeat sessions between those outlined in eRacePlanner and my old stand by.

Interesed in other's thoughts regarding running hill repeats.

Thanks,
Dave

In most cases, there will be an appropriate time and place within a program or season, for many different types of workouts, or in this case many different types of "hill repeats". Naturally, you can vary the gradient and the duration of each repeat, as well as the recovery time (and method) between each repeat.

My point is that there are no right and wrong way to do hill repeats. OK, there may be some bad practices, but what should be considered is how or where a hill repeat workout might fit into an entire training program. Where the provided Run Hill Repeat workouts have been included in a training programs (templates) provided in eRacePlanner, the other elements of the training program have been considered.

One of the key elements of the eRacePlanner System, for the expereinced athlete is the Add Workout function, in which you may create a library of "old stand-bys" such as Stair Repeats or your other favourite workouts, to be included in your self-made training programs. Good Luck.
KC

Thanks Kevin.

That is what I expected but I thought I would toss it out there to see what others thought about running hill repeats.

Like most things the actual protocol is less important then getting out the door and doing something. Steep short hill or long hill doesn't matter so much. Just as long as you are out there running up and down them.

Dave

I don't think my message came accross the way it was intended. I certainly wasn't suggesting that the gradient, duration and recovery period did not matter - and that hill repeats were hill repeats, regardless (so long as you go outside and do them).

What I was trying to suggest, is that there are different types of hill repeats, (such as short-steep, long-steady, very-short-very-intense, stairs!) and that certain variations [of hill repeats] may be right at certain times of the year or in certain phases of a training program, while at other times, a different type of hill repeat might be more appopriate.

My reference; "where Hill Repeat workouts that have been included in a training program provided by eRacePlanner, other elements of the training program have been considered". This implies that the type of hill repeat as described IS appropriate for that stage in the training program and that other workouts in the program have been considered.

Thanks KC.