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This article offers advice and tips along with a sample training plan and exercises. For this workout you ll need a runnable hill around 200 yards long.
In the training schedule below we suggest a soft 4 weeks workout plan to approach trail running theoretically adequate to a starting level.
Trail running workout plan. Because trail running calls for shorter choppier steps that keep you light on your feet it s important to work on your foot and ankle strength and work on your lateral stabilizing muscles. In the training schedule below we suggest a soft 4 weeks workout plan to approach trail running theoretically adequate to a starting level. 1 st month week 1.
Tue thu 20 30 minutes running asphalt or gravel. Sat or sun 1h on a trail track walking uphill running slowly on the flat and downhill. For this workout you ll need a runnable hill around 200 yards long.
A set of stairs ideally about 200 steps will work too if you re at the gym you can set the treadmill on an incline for the uphill portions and keep it flat on the downhill segments. Training plans and other training tips from trail runner magazine for all levels and distances including 5ks ultramarathons and everything in between. The most in depth stories and the best photography in the running world.
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This article offers advice and tips along with a sample training plan and exercises.