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Mountains… Everywhere!

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
~ Winston Churchill
I’m training for a 50km race with over 2,500m vertical elevation. How do I train for these mountains when I live in a flat town? I only have the odd three-minute hill and I need to drive for half an hour to find a mountain.
Robbie

n our How and Why? series coach SEAN TAIT, founder and run technique coach at Off

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