Chatsworth Challenge : Date : Sat. 26th June 2010
The history of the walks so
far in words and pictures
Up to date financial details and other information about our fundraising activities
Annual financial details of the totals raised from our Walkers and Corporate Sponsors
The ups, the downs, and all the bits in between
Preparation, Hints & Tips
Handy tips and sound advice for tackling those peaks.
Some interesting features associated with our walks
All the other bits we couldn’t fit in anywhere else
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The Problem
Walking on the flat or downhill is basically easy. Strap on a heart rate monitor and you'll see that your pulse doesn't even reach what runners would think of as a training zone'. Heading up hills however is a different matter altogether. On steep climbs and particularly with a backpack, you'll be working hard enough to push your heart rate up through the roof. (to running levels in fact).
Why? Well, If you think about it, you're lifting your bodyweight against gravity with every step so it's a bit like resistance training. That's a big difference from flat walking where loads are
significantly less, and a problem if you only get out on the hills occasionally. So, if you find walking up hills hard, what can you do about it? Here's a few tips that could help you motor up that hill next time out.
Pace Yourself
Don't be tempted to go screaming into things. You want to choose a nice, steady pace that you can sustain over a long period. Whatever you do, don't push yourself until you become breathless and your legs are burning as you'll be asking for trouble later. What then happens is that you use hard-to-replace glycogen reserves and build up lactate chemicals in your muscles that will make you less efficient for the rest of the walk. Better to stop and have a quick breather than push yourself into the physiological death zone.
Walking Technique
You'd be surprised how many people try to take huge steps going uphill. It's actually more efficient to lean slightly into the slope and shorten your stride a little. If you find a spot with a really big step up, look for an intermediate foot hold so you can do it in two paces instead of one and ease the load. Think of stairs - it's easier to breeze up closely-spaced steps than to go striding up huge, widely spaced ones. Watch where you place your feet as well... unsteady foot plants waste energy and make efficient walking more difficult.
The Mountain Goat
Some simple tips about getting up and over those peaks from Three Peaks Challenge King of the Hills...
The Mountain Goat
Walk Up Hills More Easily
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