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Arducius in reply to @Nef

steep hill fitness

Something I definately lack! There seems a gradient past which running becomes ridiculously hard, and almost as slow as walking so you burn a lot of matches just to get to the top a few seconds quicker.

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fredtc in reply to @Arducius

"For either running or walking, slopes between 20 and 35 degrees require nearly the same amount of energy to climb the hill at the same vertical velocity,” said Rodger Kram, an associate professor in CU-Boulder’s Department of Integrative Physiology and senior author of the study."

https://running.pocketoutdoormedia.com/whats-the-perfect-slope-researchers-study-uphill-mountain-running_142099

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Arducius in reply to @fredtc

Interesting, thanks! Good to know that walking up a hill is the "tactical" choice sometimes.

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