Hill Training

[Danielle]

I'd like to do some hill training, but live in a flat area. What ways are there (if any) to get in some sort of hill training?

[daniel_6_mile_man]

Drive or have someone drive you to a ski park in the summer. That's what I do because thats the only place with huge hills. Otherwise just search the roads for hills anywhere. MAyeb talk with your friends and see if they know of any hills.

[Danielle]

Thanks for the advice. It got me thinking and, yeah, I know two areas that are hilly. Both are like at least 20 miles away, though. One is a busy street. The hill here is huge, but with all the traffic, I don't know about breathing in all that pollution. One other area is a recreation park. It's beautiful and has a lake, lots of trails up the mountain. I ran there once years ago, found it by accident (when I used to drive to just explore). There's a shooting range next to it. Kind of creeped me out, like some maniac with a shotgun was going to hunt me down or something while I ran. My speed did pick up that day.:)

There's a couple of other parks closer where I used to run. They had some small hills. It's been a few years, so I have to check them out first. Every year, the parks around here get smaller because some developer wants to build yet more houses.

[Danielle]

Just got another idea for hill training...what about a parking garage? Has anyone done this? I park in one at college and it looks so tempting, but I'm afraid I'll be mistaken for a car thief or something, lol.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

I'd like to do some hill training, but live in a flat area. What ways are there (if any) to get in some sort of hill training?

In Orlando I found all of two or three hills ...Florida's highest point is all of 360 feet or so...I was lucky enough to live by one which I stuck in the mist of my 3 mile course...never ran better than when I was hitting that hill both up and down in training...I would recommend it...if you find a hill that is...;)