Many do strides day before, I believe that will leave you fresher than sprint up a hill, but give you the same benefits. And by the way there is no hills at a 400m arena-track :)
Many do strides day before, I believe that will leave you fresher than sprint up a hill, but give you the same benefits. And by the way there is no hills at a 400m arena-track :)
Last Friday I did 6 x 10 second hill sprints because I was treating a race on Saturday as a workout and wanted to train through it. However, I ended up running a huge PR. I hadn't made the connection yet, but maybe the hills were a contributing factor rather than something holding me back?
This is what Rono did the morning he ran the 10K to beat Salazar
"I went for my usual early morning run. I ran in the woods of Eugene, Oregon. In the woods, I could feel fresh air in the early morning. I took advantage of it and there?s a little hill here.
"I climbed for 45 minutes with intense speed as if I didn?t have a race that day and ran back to my motel. I felt no tightness like the previous day in my arms. It was gone.
"That was a good indication I might finish 25 laps. At the motel, I started imagining how I was going to finish this 10km. I couldn?t wait. I started feeling nervous. Sometimes they say it is a good sign of performing well, and it is true.