Uphill Running Technique and tips from the Rockies

[@hapigolucky5709]

Underrated youtuber

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

I appreciate you being here 👍🏻

[@qcomberette]

Actually my new favorite trail running vlog/ KZbin channel 😀

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

welcome and I appreciate you too being here!

[@TravelRunner]

Great video, Seth! I think another tip on uphill running is to run through the hill. So many people push up the hill and then as soon as they reach the top they relax and cut back their effort, thus slowing down - often significantly. If you continue to push a few steps through the hill you can keep your pace up and find the rhythm you need for flat/descending running right away.

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Excellent! Cresting the hill! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@BassTromBen]

I’m so jealous. I grew up in clear creek county (Empire) and went to elementary school in Georgetown. We used to do Mt Bierstadt every once in a while with my dad. Beautiful area, but I had to move to LA for my music career. I love all the info I get from your videos, but also the great views of my old stomping grounds. Thanks for all of it. 😁 I’m currently 43 and training for the Leadville 50, with the hopes of being able to do the 100 the following year. I’m sure the elevation is gonna kill me, but I have family in CO and vacation time, so I can go early and acclimate a bit. ... man, do I ever miss the Rockies!

[@danifolgado]

Really like your videos, keep going !! Best regards from Switzerland

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Thanks for being here!

[@mejulesyap]

Always in awe of your dedication and hard work not only in running & the channel, but as family man as well! Keep it up Seth!

[@JK-vc7ie]

The thing I struggle with in uphill running is gravity.

[@ericchevalley]

😂

[@mkgreenluv]

Thank you! Love how you captured every moment with great explanation. Thanks for these invaluable tips.

[@apocreg11]

One of my favourite of your blogs so far Seth. Thing I struggle with uphill is coming to terms with the impact on pace and not trying to make up for it and overdoing it on the next flat/downhill

[@UltraDad]

Love it SJD. Have fun in Chicago!

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Many thanks sir!

[@danielfarrugia3884]

Great video Seth! Beautiful scenery. I really like your uphill tips. I especially like that tip about shaking out the hands at the crest of a hill. As a coach myself, I tell my runners to do something similar. I sometimes tell my runners to let out a grunt or a yell or even clap their hands at the crest. It kind of acts like a Pavlovian response if you do it often enough in training as you power over the crest, then when you do it in a race it will come naturally, kind of. Anyway, keep up the great work!

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Awesome Daniel, thanks for the comment and for helping others as their coach, we need more of you

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Great tip! I also climb mountains and we always give whoop at the summit. Just keeps it light and positive.

[@owenschroeder7041]

The first cross country race of every season has some huge hills and a couple hundred meters in the sand, it’s pretty brutal! It’s called War on the Shore and these tips definitely will help!

[@user-zl1xw6nb1c]

Thaks for the tips, Seth! I struggle to keep things easy and relaxed if i hit a big hill. I often find myself looking down at my watch checking my HR, instead of ‘just running slower’.

[@DECAPITAURUS]

Reviews, tracks, news, love everything, awesome job . Keep it up. Regards from Spain.

[@walker2837]

Thanks for the suggestions Seth. I'll work with them here in the Pacific Northwest. We don't have your moutains, but still some challenging ones.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

The vertical gain in the Cascades is as great (5000' lower base though), and most of the mountains are steeper and more technical.

[@johnysikiera2984]

Great tips Seth thanks for that. Can't wait for more information need them for sure. Now I do it without any knowledge but I feel great running uphill .

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Excellent Grzegorz, thanks for always leaving a comment.

[@kaarelkaarelson4509]

I do 40x45-50m sprint repeats on a hill with 2 water breaks and 50-60 sec rest between the reps. During sprinting everything feels more than good, but during breaks when I get to calm down my breathing, my shins get really painful and therefore have to avoid laying down. There have been few occasions when I had to cut the workout short.

[@mr.schoko8032]

Thanks for the tipps. I really struggle with steep uphills, gentle uphills are fine...

[@davidspangler7379]

Downshift on those steep ones! Quick turnover/ highrpms just like a car, will keep you cruising uphill 👍

[@outboundendurance8058]

Glute activation is my big struggle... but these tips are helpful!

[@EliteMBer]

nice running into you, what a great day!

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

So sorry your shoutout did not make it in the vlog. The wind was too strong and we couldn't hear it in the film. You rock!

[@EliteMBer]

@@SethJamesDeMoor no worries, thanks for the tips, very helpful

[@emcinc9654]

That looked like fun today. Have fun in Illinois.

[@aonkhan7313]

your videos are so amazing !!! keeps me motivated !!! ❤️

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

I appreciate you being here

[@SamStow]

Great tips Seth! Love it! Looks beautiful up there.

[@devohnmitchell]

Thanks for the Tips!!

[@RunwithBrad]

I did just finish a couple running videos while at beach, One across largest bridge in GA and other at drift wood beach which was featured in season 7 of walking dead

[@jonnutsnvolks]

Great video - regards from the UK - some useful tips I will implement into our own series thank you :)

[@TD05SSLegacy]

Interested in diff bet running uphill and speed hiking you mentioned. Ty!

[@toddboucher3302]

Hill trouble- Mental or visual. One road is about 3/4 mile up starts slow but gets steep. I usually die out on the last steep part. One time I ran it in the dark and was over it before I knew it. I guess on steep roads my brain is killing me

[@DanRuns]

Very helpful. Thank you Seth!

[@SNOWBOARDZ]

I’m generally ok with big mtn climbing. It’s steep descents that get me.

[@willgordinier]

Great video

[@schries]

Thank you Seth! Great tips!

[@AntonyGoodall]

Great stuff Seth! What works for me - run over the hill, not up it. Oh, and the Peg 36 Trail - such a good shoe for UK summer trails! Hope you're doing well, get out in those NB Fuelcell Rebels - you may ditch the overhyped/overpriced Vapes.. seriously, great shoe from NB.

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Hopping in the Fuelcell Rebels tomorrow! Thanks for being here and for a great comment.

[@partogisimbolon8883]

In my previous trail race., my first trail ever, I was strugling in the middle of the race going up only a 1 km steep hill. I had to stop 5-6 times because I was out of breath. Maybe I was pushing a little too much at the beginning. Becareful at your pacing and learn the course map.

[@tombargerstock3419]

Illinois?! Seth, you need to reach out and get together with Kofuzi for a run while you are there. That would make for a tremendous collaboration. Well, that is if you are going to be in the same general vicinity. At any rate, great video and enjoy your trip to the humid Midwest!!!

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

SOOOOO HUMID HERE! Cheers Tom

[@Charlestuckernorton_]

So basically to sum it up, shoulders in the pocket, short strides, proper posture, arm swing = momentum, and looking forward not down?

[@smcarthur444]

I lose track of my posture/breathing on the long uphills. Start good, then gradually seem to lean too much forward. I'm working on it.

[@treboltreacy9498]

Great tips seth 😉🇵🇷❤️

[@MonteComeau]

Best video yet! Love these tips. Do you always wear compression socks/calf sleeves? QOD: I struggle hunching over on the steepness....I look forward to trying the shoulders in pocket technique, Thanks!

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Thanks Monte for the great comment. I usually do not wear compression sleeves unless I'm sore or in major recovery mode, like today.

[@RunningOtaku]

Great tips- I learned a lot today.

[@Deadbuck73]

So are you climbing 14,000 or is that the total elevation of the hill? What’s the starting elevation? Either way... it’s absolutely beautiful! And I apologize... I’ve been spelling Shoedio wrong... I want it( in my head) to be Shudio just to add some awesome Phil Collins into the mix(running is just one passion but music is another... amongst a bunch! 😆) So by 7:30 I have fulfilled my daily requirement of learning something new everyday! And your tips are great today too! I’ll sum it up... FREAKIN AWESOME VIDEO TODAY!

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Ah man you rock! Literally 🤘🏻 14,000 is the total with 3000’ of climbing today (vertical gain) will be more specific soon, started at 11,000’

[@Deadbuck73]

Seth James DeMoor awesomeness!

[@jesusruiz9224]

Awesome videos man! I would like to see if you could do a review on the new balance 880 V9

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Are you a NB fan ?

[@jesusruiz9224]

Im actually new to running and I went to a store where they fit you and they brought out some shoes and those were the ones I ended up taking.

[@jesusruiz9224]

I have been dealing with plantar fasciitis due to the amount of walking I do at work and then I tried to run without knowing how bad it would hurt with just regular shoes, so I started looking up videos and I recently subscribed to you me channel due to all the helpful information you set it there

[@Matt-Pursley]

A hill I run is 516 ft up in exactly 1 mile. What is a good minute per mile and/or mph speed for that elevation? Thx

[@EmilGribbling1]

QD: I struggle with pacing myself and I don’t know when to walk and when to run? I know walking is good when it’s really steep. I run about 5500ft of elevation each week to practice.

[@Andrew-mo6iz]

Emil Gribbling try to keep your heart rate at a certain level, it’s above that then walk?

[@bretbrachman-goldstein3656]

Hey Seth, on trails with really steep rock steps or big height gaps between uneven rocks, whats the best way to conserve energy? I find those trails, even if the incline is not terrible steep, to be the most taxing on my legs as hopping up between rocks and having to take large steps upward really produces lactate acid buildup.

[@QronoZ713]

I do orienteering, and sometimes the longdistances (~15-20 km) have a lot of up and down, maybe 600 m of vertical up and down on medium sized hills. That really kills me, and with controls on the side of hills, you have to run sideways, go up and the down, or the opposite to get to the control. Together with lots of undergrowth, it slaughters my legs 😂

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Wow, that is a lot of vertical. Thanks for the comment. Where do you orienteer?

[@QronoZ713]

@@SethJamesDeMoor Mostly in my home country of Sweden, where orienteering is big. But also in other European countries. Right now there is a five day competition called Oringen underway, with about 20 000+ people running it.

[@sdotkerlin]

I def tend to tire out too fast going uphill. Have to shorten my stride. Trying to jump over and on huge boulders and then I start feeling that hard burn up high on my quads. I need to work on my little quick steps and build up more lung capacity. This AZ heat just zaps it away and it's making these not so hard runs extra difficult. Another great video! One question, do you power hike on your runs or are you really that good to keep at a jogging pace the whole way? That's like superhuman stuff lol

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

I have the short steps the whole way but it has taken years to get to that point aerobically. I can't imagine that AZ heat and hills. Keep me posted on the progress.

[@sjones52631]

I've been up bierstadt a couple of times. You ever do the sawtooth over to Evans?

[@VicGuitarman]

Pacing for a particular gradient If it’s a new hill and in the middle of a race, how do we know what pace?

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Vic, one factor to look at is the amount of lean a hill requires. More lean equals more importance for focusing on form and quick feet.

[@brettfliesser]

Hey Seth, I really enjoy all your videos. Have a question for hill running/training. What exercises in the gym (besides all leg stuff) will help with the preparation for hill running? Have any good ones?

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Supermans on a mat to improve your back strength, really key for uphill posture

[@brettfliesser]

@@SethJamesDeMoor i never thought about that. those are always fun. I actually did some trail running today and worked on the upright posture, shoulders back, "focus" on hip extension sorta thing like you mentioned. It definitely helped. Need to work on my breathing next (asthma doesn't help).

[@sandeshrai4437]

How many days should i rest before the event??

[@andrewmisch8061]

whats the name of the song featured during the video

[@phamhuutri1996]

Can you do review on compression ?

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Soon 👍🏻

[@LordBaca]

I think of Your “quick feet” technique as equivalent to climbing a hill in 1st gear on a mountain bike. You pedal more and faster but you climb a little easier.

[@robbierigby4818]

Have you done english fell running. (Mountain/hill running off trails/ paths)

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Not yet, I want to real bad!

[@jeffreyng9465]

what a view man... impossible to find that in singapore😭

[@ronanmcmahon-staggs779]

A run we call duck pass and I need to get past the altitude mental part of it.

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Fair Ronan, you will get better at altitude with age.

[@ronanmcmahon-staggs779]

Awesome!!!

[@samwingender]

Until now, I thought it was the "shootio." Like shoot film. Lol

[@benjaminnelson8797]

First view first comment! Love what you do have a great day!

[@dimitris7505]

I find myself struggling with my nose breathing maintenance during uphills

[@RunwithBrad]

I wish I had mountains 😢

[@phl0w666]

I always struggle mentally with the sheer fact that I run uphill, naturally, at a crawling pace compared to the flats, and whether it's not more efficient for my cardiovascular system, and easier on my legs to say take a long hike instead.

[@neznuga4859]

I have the tendency to look at the ground when im running up hill. Reslly hurts my form. Any tips?

[@jonasjacober2943]

If you train on a hilly road/smooth trail without many obstacles focus only on this. Check in on your form every half minute, if you look to the ground & shoulders forward, stop, reset, and go again

[@neznuga4859]

Jonas Jacober ok thanks will do

[@dustinhardisty2484]

😦

[@righand]

Why do you wear long socks? Why don’t you wear a cap? Why are your glasses more stylish rather than actual running glasses?

[@enigmatheangel]

Vlogging while driving is absolutely not okay. You might be giving some very wrong ideas to your subscribers.

[@willgordinier]

Great video

[@neznuga4859]

I have the tendency to look at the ground when im running up hill. Reslly hurts my form. Any tips?

[@SethJamesDeMoor]

Make sure you enjoy the scenery around you👍🏻 and if you run with headphones try without them to see if they are too distracting from the task at hand of keeping your eyes up.