OMM's Workout Wednesday heads out for some speedwork with a difference. Sam & James take us through a big hill rep workout on some handy tracks close to OMM Towers. Inspired by Norwegian 1500m Champ Jakob Ingebrigtsen, this is a daunting session that should be the hardest workout of the week.

This is a hard workout designed to work that uphill speed and build strength and resilience for racing and hilly challenges.

Full workout below*

Let us know if you give it a go! How did it feel? What would you change? What workout should we try next week?

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20 x 40 sec hills:

Warm Up
15 - 20 minutes easy jog
Just get the body moving and heart rate elevated

10 x 40 second hills
Working at around 80-85% effort for the full 40 seconds on a slope of around 4 - 8% incline. Not so steep you can give it full gas. Jog back down to recover then immediate turnaround for the next rep.

5 minutes easy jog
Shake out and recover, move on to a different part of the incline if you like, alter the gradient slightly etc.

10 x 40 second hills
Working at around 80-85% effort for the full 40 seconds, same as before.

Cool Down
15 - 20 minutes easy jog
Job done, time for a cuppa

*OMM is not a qualified coach but we do run quite a bit and these kind of workouts seem to work for us! Do not attempt a hard session if you do not already have a good training base. If you are new to running or are just building mileage back up, concentrate on lots of steady and easy runs rather than pushing pace in a session.