I used to run back in high school, now I´m 26 and me and a friend have entered this vertical race. this guy runs his 5ks in the 18´s and i want to beat him.
I´m in ok shape for someone who hasnt been running, I ran 55 min today at 7:20 pace.
the race will be on april 10.
should i just try to finish it, or is it to run a competitive race??
does anyone know how to go about training for it??
all sugestions are welcome.
No amount of training is going to help. The main thing is to be as aerodynamic as possible. Less surface area will reduce friction so you won't be slowed down as much. Good luck.
lunges maybe
Practice running up and down stairs, stair repeats, stair master. You can easily train for this and win this!!!
Vertical race? Does that mean you're just supposed to run straight up?
that´s what they call it
Hundreds of lunges when you're around the house.
As many hills as you can stand.
Ease into the race. Many good runners throw up in these. It's nothing like a normal race.
Your wind is going to give out long before your legs. Practice running up stair and hills and you'll be fine.
Charlotte?
38 floors is surprisingly not that many - should just be a few minutes to complete.
You should practice running stairs, but my advice is to see what works fastest for you. My guess is doing two stairs at a time will be best, but if you have long legs, maybe three at a time. See what gives you the fastest results.
I am all about weight training, but the best way to train is to do stair running. If there isn't a good building around where it is acceptable to do this, find a track / football stadium with bleachers and do sets up and down the bleachers.