Try the Kettle Moraine Blue Loop or any of the many trails in the Nordic Kettle Moraine !
I went running in the Kettle Moraine today as kind of a whim… Didn’t really think about
Kettle Moraine Blue Loop - 8.66 miles
handling hills more aggressively yet or the extra 1.6 miles above my 7 long ( while still adjusting my tendons to vibram / barefoot running).
But I felt the desire to treat myself to the Kettles … So as we cruised along the 8.66 mile Blue Loop at an initial warmup pace I thought it good to just stick with what felt like a LSD (Long Slow Distance) pace, making sure that if it felt fast or too much to back it down. That was perfect. The hills gave a great workout and my tendons showed their strength! They allowed me up fully on my toes to take the hills effortlessly.
After so many hills (and you see where they are on my mileage when the ave pace slows way down) I could really tell how all muscles pick up to help out, whereas with high heels ( Aka running shoes) many muscles atrophy and we rely on overusing muscles.
Glutes, being large muscles, really love being worked on this hilly course!
If you’ve been following my blogs on running you will remember that my achilles tendons have been my achilles heel while transitioning to barefoot / vibram running. I’ve done my research and discovered that they are merely adjusting and I paid close attention to them, transitioning them carefully with lots of stretching and shorter runs.
My Achilles tendons were only moderately sore when I pushed on them after my run and only for a short time… They recover more and more quickly to their work load and I’m happy to see that my progression / transition to barefoot/ minimalist running is a lot faster than the norm of 6 months to 2 years… I’m just over 4 months:)!
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