19/08/2025
Big thanks to Jamie and Sim for a fun day exploring the hills on Sunday! 🏔️🏃🏽♂️💚
Below are a few trail running tips we covered:
ASCENDING
Pick 1 of 3 ascending techniques and vary it based on the terrain and your desired effort:
1) Power hiking - Walking with an excessive forward lean and pushing on legs with arms for additional help. Often good on steep gradients.
2) Short Steps - Use short fast steps to stay light on your feet. Often useful on shallower uphill gradients.
3) Bounding - Long, powerful strides that use momentum to get over a short steep hill quickly without loosing your flow. To be used for less than 10s durations at a time.
DESCENDING
- Falling over is not a sign of failure.
- Thoughts often become reality. Select mantras that help you feel confident as you descend.
- Stay light on the balls of your feet for greater control. Practice skipping downhill to mimic this feeling.
- Sometimes faster can feel safer assuming your legs have the strength to support you.
- Look forwards not down whenever you can.
- Fast feet, floaty arms.
PACING
Choose a relative effort on a scale of 1-10 and constantly vary your pace so you stay within your desired effort range. Don’t get locked into one pace or running technique. As the terrain changes, you need to change with it.
Any questions about trail running then fire them my way.
I also have availability for online coaching at the moment. It costs £120 per month. So if you’re keen to know what that involves drop me a message.
Love you all. Keep adventuring! 💚🌈
