Women's Fitness

TRIUMPH on the trails

1. LEAN FORWARDS ON DOWNHILLS

ovice trail runners often look forward to the downhill sections but then discover that steep, uneven ground is a nightmare to run down smoothly. Ida-Sophie offers a counter-intuitive solution: ‘If you lean forwards on the downhills, then you are slowing down with your whole body rather than just with your knees. It’s really important to have good balance and technique

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