Subject: Hills vs. flats run pacing I enjoy running hills, but over the last few years, my training has mostly been flatland. Moving to NYC, I've had to run Central Park laps, which is mostly 6M rolling hills type of course with one big hill.
I just finished the 18M NYC marathon tune-up, and I was surprised that I was just about dead-on with my splits (48 min/45 min/ 43 min ), considering I hadn't raced a hilly course before. I don't race with a watch, which made it even more of a surprise. My ultimate goal this year is to do a 3:10 in the Honolulu marathon about 3 mo's from now to hopefully qualify for Boston.
I have a few of questions for fellow triathletes and runners who read this, as I am trying to figure out the best way to do that given my race results:
1 ) Do you find your pace to be faster or slower on rolling hill courses?
2 ) Should I train MOSTLY on flat land, and run Central Park occasionally for hill training, considering that Honolulu marathon is mostly flat?
3 ) Lastly, what has been the most effective exercise for you to reduce your race pace?
Looking forward to responses
-Allen
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