How to train for a hilly ultra marathon race in a flat place - my top 3 tips (easy peasy!)

Are you training for a hilly ultra marathon? If you live in a fairly flat place like me, you might be wondering how to train for hilly races, but don't worry - it most definitely CAN be done. Here are my 3 top tips! And below is a list of the hilly ultras I have done this year using these 3 tips (and on only 3 runs per week, see the 3rd film below where I take you through my time-poor, toddler-proof, minimal training): Ultra-Trail Snowdonia 50k (3,300m ascent) May 2023 https://youtu.be/STxyubEwgkA Montane Lakeland 50 (3,100m ascent) July 2023 https://youtu.be/XSkKTRBjwp8 Sussex Stride 52 (2,300m) Sept 2023 https://youtu.be/Zo8Cp6WMaLU This film is sponsored by SOAR Running, who have kindly given us all a fantabulous 15% discount off all their awesome kit: code WILDGR15 will last until the end of Nov23. https://www.soarrunning.com/collections/trail-running SOAR are a high end brand of trail and road running apparel and they use the most eco-friendly manufacturing processes they can find to make top quality gear that should last you a long time. Find out more about that in my chat to their founder Tim here, entitled "Why is SOAR running gear so expensive?" Yep, I asked him all the questions you've been wondering, and the answers are pretty interesting. https://youtube.com/live/PjtjdFZvVHg My book, The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook https://amzn.to/3jgKvTy Please like and subscribe here on YouTube https://linktr.ee/ClaireWGR Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wildgingerrunning/ Support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/WildGingerRunning Meet me at Nene Valley trail races https://nenevalleyraces.wordpress.com/