Why is my coach doing this to me? Making me run crazy hard up really steep hill, then crazy hard downhill.

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1 year ago 07/02/2024 5:31pm EDT

Hey everyone. Need your input. I’m a runner.

Yesterday my coach made me do 10 x 400m. Today was an aerobic 7 mile run. He gave me a route and told me there is a crazy steep 100m hill halfway. He told me, “I want you to run as hard as you can up that hill. Then jog for 45 seconds, and then run as hard as you can down that hill. Do that 4 times. Then finish your run”.

I did it and nearly died on the downhill part as my legs could barely keep up.

I asked him why he was doing this to me. He said, “I want your legs to be as strong as a horse. When your racing and things get hard, I’ll scream ‘HORSE’ from the sideline and you’ll remember the hard hills you ran to get strong.”

I’m really confused by this guy. Why did he make run so hard up and down such a steep hill when I’m tired from yesterday?

1 year ago 07/02/2024 5:37pm EDT

re: Coach making me

Your coach is an idiot. Expect to sustain a serious knee injury. I've heard of competent coaches telling their runners that the ONLY time they should push the downhills is in a race. Some even tell their runners to walk steep downhills.

1 year ago 07/02/2024 6:08pm EDT

re: old guy 78

old guy 78 wrote:
Your coach is an idiot. Expect to sustain a serious knee injury. I've heard of competent coaches telling their runners that the ONLY time they should push the downhills is in a race. Some even tell their runners to walk steep downhills.

Don’t listen to this guy. Learning to run hard downhill builds strength and economy. Read Lydiard Hill phase.

1 year ago 07/02/2024 6:12pm EDT

re: Lydiard knows

Lydiard knows wrote:
old guy 78 wrote:
Your coach is an idiot. Expect to sustain a serious knee injury. I've heard of competent coaches telling their runners that the ONLY time they should push the downhills is in a race. Some even tell their runners to walk steep downhills.
Don’t listen to this guy. Learning to run hard downhill builds strength and economy. Read Lydiard Hill phase.

Seriously. It’s two whiney kids that don’t like to train hard. Gonna be a bunch of noobs saying the coach is being too tough.

1 year ago 07/02/2024 9:12pm EDT

re: Coach making me

Horse! that’s hilarious.

1 year ago 07/02/2024 9:16pm EDT

re: Coach making me

If you're in the northeast your coach is trying to get you ready for NXR at Bowdoin Park.

1 year ago 07/02/2024 11:59pm EDT

re: Coach making me

Coach making me wrote:
Hey everyone. Need your input. I’m a runner.
Yesterday my coach made me do 10 x 400m. Today was an aerobic 7 mile run. He gave me a route and told me there is a crazy steep 100m hill halfway. He told me, “I want you to run as hard as you can up that hill. Then jog for 45 seconds, and then run as hard as you can down that hill. Do that 4 times. Then finish your run”.
I did it and nearly died on the downhill part as my legs could barely keep up.
I asked him why he was doing this to me. He said, “I want your legs to be as strong as a horse. When your racing and things get hard, I’ll scream ‘HORSE’ from the sideline and you’ll remember the hard hills you ran to get strong.”
I’m really confused by this guy. Why did he make run so hard up and down such a steep hill when I’m tired from yesterday?

Relaxed downhill running on a soft surface is great for leg speed training through overspeed.

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1 year ago 07/03/2024 2:00am EDT

re: Coach making me

He wants to exhaust you so he can watch you sleep tonight. Be careful!

1 year ago 07/03/2024 7:54am EDT

re: Ddddd data

Attacking downhill for reps is dangerous.

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