First outside 5k of the season. First time running from the new apartment. Ran on the trail in the direction of uphill, then in the direction of downhill after my halfway point.
So. Many. Hills. At one point, there's a switchback where folks have to walk their bikes it is so steep. This is to climb up and over a highway.
40 minutes.
Not my best time, but also not my worst.
I am much more tired than I am after an hour on the stationary bike in the gym, and I don't really know why.
Does anyone?
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Uphill and downhill uses different muscles from level?
ReplyDeletestationary stuff trains very specific muscles, and the rest "check out". consider at a minimum you don't have to move your head. and of course, the most obvious is mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI learned the "different muscles" thing from pilates, where a pelvic tilt changes everything. In related news, my crunches are now much more effective and my back doesn't hate me anymore.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's the stationary vs movement based thing. It's probably cycling vs running. Cardio training forces very specific adaptations - Lance Armstrong once ran a marathon and placed fairly low for what you'd expect; he said it was the hardest thing he'd ever done.
ReplyDeleteOh, I know that switchback terribly well. Crazy, huh?
ReplyDeleteTony: From there towards falls church is there any other nutty crap?
ReplyDeleteSome up and down, but no, not really. Custis Trail gets a little complicated around the Ballston area (as I imagine you may already know), but from the Devil's Switchback out to Ballston is fairly straightforward ... hills go down, then a long flat section, then hills go up, and a long flat section, repeat once or twice.
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