'Your hamstrings flex your knee, pulling it backwards, and extend your hip, which help with the push-off and toe-off phases ...

Andy Brooks, Head Coach at Peak Running, always encourages hill runners to "think like a cyclist". "If you're going uphill on a bike, you change down gear," he says.

Zou Heping of China began running uphill in 1979 -- now his regimen includes weighted pull-ups, rope or pole climbing, handstands, and frog-jumping the 2,500-plus steps from the base of Gele ...

3. Slow Your Pace Uphill running puts more demands on your joints and muscles, per a 2023 research study, so it might feel like your workout suddenly gets more intense when you reach an incline.