tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674707.post1284110034342464805..comments2008-07-08T12:43:58.541-06:00Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879512265582253237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674707.post-59889494466002200712008-07-08T12:43:00.000-06:002008-07-08T12:43:00.000-06:00Walking up and running down the hills sounds like a good strategy. Like you've said many times to beginners, your first time will be for experience not for speed.<BR/><BR/>Since you'll be running the Vegas marathon in December, you might want to wait until after that to practice your hill strategy for the Ultra.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879512265582253237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674707.post-29445110711816100472008-07-08T12:15:00.000-06:002008-07-08T12:15:00.000-06:00You're training well, especially in such warm conditions!!<BR/><BR/>This fall I need to learn and practice walking breaks for next year's ultra-marathon...I've read that most ultra runners take walking breaks especially during steep hilly portions of the course. I still have much to learn about pacing during such long distances...although my 50k race is only about five miles longer than a marathon, the hilly course will be a bigger challenge than the mileage. Maybe racewalk the steep uphill portions and run the downhill?robison52http://www.blogger.com/profile/02370199642749822405noreply@blogger.com