Is There A Right Way To Run Downhill? How To Run Down Hill

[@gtn]

Do you include downhill running into your training sessions? 🏃‍♀️

[@JesusWasHeree]

When you live in the middle of nowhere in Carmarthenshire/pembrokeshire you don't have a choice ffs

[@Kavyammafactsnews]

I am getting shine bone pain when I am going for down hill training please help me

[@JesusWasHeree]

@@Kavyammafactsnews make sure you get enough rest, i had a little phase of that when i bumped up my milage too much just coz i felt fine and the weather was good so i kept going. Bad idea doing too much too soon

[@lukbiskup807]

@@Kavyammafactsnews I have the same problem since I got my new shoes. I suppose it's just a question of adaptation so I'm running far less now than before and will increase the mileage again as soon as the pain stops. No idea if that's the right way to go tho :D

[@lukbiskup807]

Yeah when running a loop from home back to your home you really don't have much of a choice :D

[@alharris8861]

I prefer rolling down. Easier on the knees, but worse on everything else.

[@ryanford5387]

Should have tried that before I ended up with bursitis 😂

[@ifonly4486]

I've been running techy steep alpine tracks for many years and it takes a long while to feel comfortable bombing downhills. A bit like mtb and skiing speed is your friend and allows you to iron out rocks and roots. Practice is key in order to gain confidence. But once you can run fast down treacherous terrain you feel invincible !!

[@amblincork]

Yes one of the pleasures of hill running is the adrenaline rush that come from fast descents down steep technical hills - it is a bit like skiing - to get the most of it, you need to push the boundary !!

[@lukbiskup807]

Such a cool detail that you run downhill in the background while talking in the foreground. I was like Is that her? No it can't be. But yes it is!

[@craggerrs]

lol, that was some top tier editing for sure

[@BornPedalling]

I kind of relax going downhill and let gravity take me and just try not to fall over, the problem is I end up looking like Phoebe from Friends running

[@amblincork]

Long downhills are a great opportunity for competiting against runners who are marginally faster than you on road - make the most of downhills

[@sergiogomes8035]

I run 24km in my long run -+600m up hill that is fine, the only “problem” is the down hill part. Sometimes I did it no stop and others I walk in the downs to take the pressure in the knee/body. Thanks for the advice 😉

[@danielaolivera1281]

I have just realised I have been making everything wrong going downhill. Always thought leaning backwards and long strides was the way to go 🤦🏻‍♀️. Thanks for a great video

[@derkong7114]

I run backwards down hills, it works great! Makes it like I am running up hill but much easier. Really funny passing people running backwards...

[@chrisplatten2293]

Summer Fan Dance race coming up....Over Pen y Fan and back again. A little bit more than a half with 1150m to ascend and descend. Just to make things more interesting, it's run in boots and trousers with a mandatory pack weight which with added food and water will be around 15 kg for me in the veteran class. The youngsters get to carry more. It really is the descents that hurt most. That shock load on the quads is a killer. The first descent is not too bad, but the second time...

[@tecmalo6857]

Our local Marathon is, due to its tunnel, one of my biggest fears. Living in northern Germany, there aren't any hills, where you can easily train a distance of 800m at 6-10% decline and incline, which the marathon has, especially with the second time crossing it, being just 7k away from the finish. But at least at the bottom of the tunnel is a massive party, so I got that going for me 😂

[@janosik4984]

I was just wondering about it, thanx a lot for the explanation. 💐

[@Formulka]

I prefer running uphill as downhill always ends up with pain in my knees no matter what I do, I will try to get rid of my bad habbits and lean forward a bit. Thank you.

[@_Zabamund_]

4:36 two Heathers! That caught me by surprise so I had to watch again as I stopped listening to you Heather lol! Great video I'm going to be trying to apply all of that on my next run, thank you :)

[@dominiqueernotte3548]

Down Comrades is 89 km. It is the "up" version that measures 87.

[@ldburn]

Useful information :) I like my running like my cycling, up hill. Nobody told me (potentially me ignoring their sensible talk) that that requires going downhill too :D Good explanation as always, hopefully I can get my downhill game improved :)

[@amblincork]

Even many trail/hill runners dont see downhills as an opportunity for them to gain an advantage over other runners who are about the same ability level as them or a bit faster than them on flat trail or flat road sections of races.

[@aaronparsley2750]

Really useful, as always! 🙏🙏

[@sscholz]

Thanks so much for this! Could you perhaps do a similar guide on running uphill?

[@alejandrobarquero1347]

I hate running downhill but this is useful :)

[@letoatreides5165]

I'd prefer the title referring to running fast Downhill. this is, of course, correct, to run down fast, but its not always sensible to run Downhill like this

[@BeerMatt96]

Fantastic video - very useful. How do you pace a downhill section on a longer run effort (say half marathon or marathon), to avoid overcooking it? I note Heather's comments re: saving her quads on a downhill across Dartmoor.

[@jamiefuhrman403]

When can we expect the uphill video? Thanks!! I've read you want to try to maintain a constant speed throughout hills, which would mean working relatively harder on the uphills and easier on the downhills. What are your thoughts? Interesting to hear you suggest practicing running faster downhill. What about walking uphills?

[@ZachTheExcitedViper]

Run with power meter (stryd foot pod, or Polar/Coros has built in). On the uphills, stick to your power or FTP). If you cycle, its the exact same idea and helps keep your effort in check in a quantifiable way.

[@danielhornstra6984]

Only 1 right way JUST SEND IT!

[@shikanda]

my hip hurts when i run downhill 😢

[@Anonymus0927]

But what about steep slopes, or technical trails where you have to opose gravity?

[@Anonymus0927]

The title is misleading.

[@amblincork]

Why would you have to oppose gravity on technical trails

[@Anonymus0927]

@@amblincork, I mean breaking. Imagine going downhill on a 10-30% slope, descending a mountain on a rocky or twisty descend. There are more aspects to descending other than rolling parallel to the slope.

[@amblincork]

@@Anonymus0927 I dont have to imagine i t- I am a hill runner - you work with the terrain -

[@joemoya9743]

Is England ever going to have a summer?

[@heatherfell_oly]

You tell me :(

[@johndunn3675]

Which park are you in?. Is it in Bath?

[@gtn]

Yes this one was done in bath!

[@dougnice67]

I'm sure proper downhill running can knock minutes off a run time

[@NoxiousNoodles]

Do it the fell runner's way. Brakes off brain off.

[@t0maz.m]

What about more stepper hills. Like this hill is nothing. Thnx