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pifko
Downhilling is one of those areas that catches a lot of people out. Perhaps because it feels easier. However it uses different muscles and, even if you do downhill training, you can lose that condition quite quickly once you stop.
So see if you can fit in some downhill reps into your training plan. Simple really, just leather the downhill bits and take it nice and easy running back up as you try to recover. Horrible but effective.