Quote Originally Posted by triflor View Post
Grog, I recommend some caution on the downhills. Depending on the grade and the length of the hill, you maybe going slowly because your body is reacting against it. Last year I destroyed my knees running on hills and put a serious kink in my IM training. Are you in Mtl right now? If so what hills are you on?
Nope, I'm training in Vancouver and all there is is hills. Even what is "flat" actually is an incline. There is basically no flat running surface except along the beach, and to get to the beach I have to go down a 2 km, 5% hill. Sometimes I take my bike but there is no nearby bike rack so it's not convenient. And I love running up the hills!

Most of my runs are on slightly hilly terrain (200 m 2-3% hills), so I'd say I've progressively built appropriate musculature. I'm still careful not to do the reps on the big one more than one day a week, and sometimes I'll go up it once more if my long run takes me down to the beach.

Someone else told me the same as gabs, to try to lean gently forward. Boyfriend, who has lived here for a long time, says that what actually hurts is trying to stop himself down the hill, perhaps like you say "reacting against it", and that I have to learn to let myself go and glide down with the gravity.

Any other input??