Running backwards uphills

Peter Carroll

This is mostly a question for Patrick...

A while back I saw some people running backwards up a hill.  So I did some research and decided to give it a try.   Its amazing,  I am much faster than I was 6 weeks ago.  Why doesn't EN have backwards running in its training program?

http://findmeacure.com/2008/08/12/p...d-walking/

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~btbate...kward1.htm

http://snippets.com/what-are-the-be...kwards.htm

Thanks!

 

tuckerm

Can you describe what you were doing for training, both backwards and forwards?
And what is up with that girl in the third link!

Nemo Brauch

Ha! Who knew I was ahead of my time. I ran a good 3 miles of the St George Marathon backwards back in 2007. It's a downhill course (steep downhill sections) and all that downhill breaking killed my quads, the only way I could keep moving was to turn around and run/walk backwards! I ran on the line in the road so I would stay strait and folks running along side me kept an eye out so I wouldn't run into other runners.

jetskr

Wait, shouldn't this post go up next Thursday? 4/1?

Peter Carroll

Ok, Jeff Caught me...   Saw like 30 people running backwards up this hill by the Rose Bowl and was like wtf?  I thought Patrick would like to know about the new up and coming fad to help you run faster.    I always found that dogs chasing you makes you faster, but who am I to knock the latest trend?

Coach Patrick

Investigating!!!! Thanks Pete!