Hey quick question for you more experienced runners and racers regarding course descriptions... is there a set standard for what constitutes a hilly vs flat course?
My newest trail training path is 1.8 miles and "seemed" hard... when I looked at the profile off my garmin it turns out it's 900ft up and 900 ft down total.
Obviously that includes a lot of small swells and rolling humps, but lowest point on the trail, exactly 1 mile out is 226' below the start/finish.
So am I a big wimp or is it not surprising that my mile splits are about 30 seconds slower than on a flat road course?
My newest trail training path is 1.8 miles and "seemed" hard... when I looked at the profile off my garmin it turns out it's 900ft up and 900 ft down total.
Obviously that includes a lot of small swells and rolling humps, but lowest point on the trail, exactly 1 mile out is 226' below the start/finish.
So am I a big wimp or is it not surprising that my mile splits are about 30 seconds slower than on a flat road course?