aside: I'd like to find a place where someone has actually classified hills on a race course. For example, a gradual 10ft rise over 100meters would classify as green; whereas a 50 foot rise over 100 meters would be fairly significant and sucks the energy right out of you and might classify as yellow. Of course a 1000 foot climb over 1 mile would be very difficult and would classify as red.
Anyway, this course has a bunch of yellows ( 50 foot climbs over 100meters). 25meters before I get to the base of these I take several long, deep breaths - far more oxygen than I need for the flat part of the course, but when I get halfway up the hill I'm far better off than steady state breathing. The key is to stay relaxed - don't tense up when climbing. Same for biking. Try it, it works!
This also works when doing 25meters in the pool with no breathing. I'm not sure why swim coaches recommend this drill, but the only way I can pull it off is if I take 10 deep breaths before I begin.
Give it a shot, but don't over do it.
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