htxag09 said:

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bmac_aggie18 said:

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For those of you that live in Houston, what are some of your favorite spots to do sustained hill workouts?

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Defined sustained?

I used to live 1/4 mile from tc jester and white oak so would do that one, going from white oak, up to tc jester, and up the bridge over the railroad. Not great with traffic but was convenient.

I think they did a pretty good job with the memorial park running track and land bridges. One is more conducive for running workouts. Will be an up and back, though.

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Like something for a Marathon Hill-Training Workout.

I'm in the Heights so pretty familiar with all those, just curious if there's anything I don't know about (and willing to drive) where I could get some more elevation

Mount TC Jester has worked for me for hill repeats, but if you're looking for longer distance hill training I think you'll be relegated to a treadmill

The ubiquitous participation medals in races have cheapened the awards. As an illustration, a half-marathon race in East Texas 7 years ago gave out large medals to all of the finishers. The runners who placed in age groups each received a generic drinking glass with the race logo on it. So, all of the bling money was spent on the participation crap. I have been racing for 44 years and before I became competitive, I remember vividly being happy to run the race and get a t-shirt. Six years ago, I finished 2nd in my age group at the Cowtown Half-Marathon (6,256 runners) and received a small medal. ALL of the finishers got a very large medal. It is like crack cocaine for joggers who collect them and post them like fish on a stringer for FB.

Next marathon season I plan to run a 3:20-3:30 Marathon.

Any training plans anybody know of / recommend for about that pace?