Subject: late hills vs negative split...run training hey everyone, question about run training. Most of my weekly shorter runs origninate from home. Due to living near some crazy traffic, i take the safest route, which includes 2 pretty killer hills that are both within 1.5 miles from my place. Now i know that negative split training is good, and I TRY to do that on my longer weekend runs when i can do them on different routes. But with those hills on the way back, I have a hard time getting that negative split due to having to slow my pace without letting my heart beat out of my chest. So my question is, should i try to look for a different route that will allow me to up the pace at the end of my shorter runs, or does the hill work at then end serve the same general purpose (finishing strong)? I am glad to say that last season i never really got to the point where i could finish both the hills running, but this year i have been able to kick through them and keep running to the top. |