TOP TIP
When ascending a long, long hill – DO NOT focus on the top but break the climb down into goals. You can then focus on climb [ not distance ], your rhythm, technique and energy for each shorter section. Trying to focus on a long unrelenting climb can be soul destroying especially if it is a climb that is not totally visible due to false summits and/or weather conditions. Mentally it will be easier to break the climb down into shorter more manageable segments that are easier to visualize. For example, a 2,000ft climb can broken down into 4 goals or milestones….. Chapel Fell Top. Total Climb 2000ft. First milestone Gate at 450ft. Second Milestone, Wall end at 900ft. Third Milestone Currick at 1500ft and Forth Milestone Summit Cairn at 2000ft. as each milestone is reached it can then be mentally ticked off. Once this outline has been set then it can be further refined by adding some further techniques such as a target time for each section using an adjusted for running Naismith’s Law for