Masochism 101, Wednesday June14

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Masochism 101 met at the State Park. This weeks offering was the "boomerang". What is the boomerang ? Its a series of four sets of uphill sprints on two separate hills.

Each iteration was as follows.

Easy 1/10 mile jog to first hill

Sprint up the hill to the top. Most of this hill is about 30 deg grade with the last 100 feet being in the 45 - 50 degree range.

Easy recovery jog down the hill and on the road to the second hill

Run up the second hill to the top. This entire hill is about a 45 deg slope.

Easy jog down hill and back to the first hill.

Repeat.

2 minute break after the second hill. Start again

I crapped out after the second hill of the second set. (Hill 6)

PRESIDENT

Excellent effort! thumbs up

Frightened Inmate #2

What's the point of "running" up something so steep?

I'd imagine a slope like that would reduce all but the fittest of athletes to a walk.

Gone Fishin

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[quote="andydp"]Masochism 101 met at the State Park.

What is the boomerang ? [/quote

A Stick that won't come back Wink

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Jrjo - I agree with you for the most part, but hill running is dangerous in its own regards. I find hills put much, much more stress on the achilles, particularly on the steep hills where you are essentially limited to being a toe runner and the achilles is supporting you entirely from footstrike to pushoff.

45 degree hill? That's steep!

Masochism 101, Wednesday June14

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