A SAGE RUNNING FORM SECRET: GLUTE STRENGTH & SPEED TECHNIQUE FOR UPHILL CLIMBING 

You should get us a Hoka discount code, Sage.

I have been waiting for practical videos like this one for a long time! Many thanks Sage this is so valuable! More of these please!😀👍

Thanks Sage! Great timing! I was recently thinking that I might be relying too much on my quads 😵

Sage, You are life saver! This weekend i have race where hill sprint adds bonus points to run! Great timing! 👏

Another great video Sage, short sharp and straight to the point! 👍⛰

Thanks for that. I do hill reps & have weak glutes, so will make this the focus of my session.

Thank you for this video Sage. After watching this I realised how quad dominate I have been for my entire life. For a few weeks now I have been slowing working on changing my running form and have started to feel the additional power on the up hills and more speed on the flats; allow while not feeling the burn in my quads while doing so.

Thank you Sage, this is my favorite video. Thanks for all! 🙏

Love the energy in this video. 👍🏻

Look at Sage, all fired up from pikes peak marathon!!

Sandi's thrusting advice is really paying off Sage.... I'll get my coat 😔😄

I can't remember where I read it, but I agree very much to it. Also Kelly Starrett mentioned it in many videos: Humans cannot seriously concentrate on one single task for more than 6 seconds and even elite level humans will not exceed 20 seconds ! If the goals are neuromuscular adaptations and imprinting good habits, I would stick to lot shorter reps like 7 to 14 sec, recovery can be up to like 2 to 3 minutes of walking around, though most likely we runners tend to do only a walk back to the bottom of the hill and restart, but waiting at least till the HR goes back down under 100bpm is a good idea. Of course, it cannot be a workout on it's own, especially not for distance athletes. I like to use it as priming before a seance, like you mentioned: 20 x 30sec or 5 by 5minutes. For instance a 5 by 8 second form-focused uphill sprint/stride set. Or as a neuromuscular refreshing / wind down after a track or mountain interval session, even after tempo runs or tempo uphills. 10 x 11sec, but with longer recoveries. Thanks for the vid. Linked it over to other athletes too !

Thanks for the insight and information Sage

Great video before work, time to think and then train after job 👍👊😄 thx

Thanks Sage for the technique. Have been squeezing my glutes while walking/running to get then to fire up.

I'm looking for this kind of info and advice. Thanks

Excellent advice Sage. Thanks a lot.

Beautiful environment. Too bad we don’t have mountains in NL

Thanks for a great video - really working on this specifically right now

Hi Sage, you always say that downhills are a struggle for you. For me too. A main factor behing my DNF at the CCC this year was the fact that steep descent (before La Fouly, Trient, Vallorcine) brought me almost to a halt. I am sure you thought hard and long on that issue. Would you mind make a video or two on the subject?

Thank you Sage! Keep getting after it!

Really helpful Sage. Thank you Man!!

Thanks Sage. Well done on the pikes peak result.

Thanks Sage, Hill climbing tomorrow 👍🏼

Thanks for the hill tips, Coach Sage. I have a quick question if you might be able to assist: I feel fairly strong on hills (road racing) and I dont 'fear' them during runs however I tend to struggle with conserving energy / breathing when I reach the inevitable downhill. How can I recover on downhills when I am feeling good on the up? Thanks if you can assist. Keep up the great training, and thank you for the informative and interesting channel you share with us.

Thank you Coach Sage!!!

Hi Sage

Thanks for technique. Very useful. I just tried 3 min uphill running intervals for 5 rep.

Next time I’m running up a hill I’m going to be saying to myself CLENCH BUTTCHEEKS!

great Sage....helpfull👍

Wow my knees will wear off fast.

I can keep the running/power hiking more posterior chain dominant during inclines by keeping my heel on the ground as much as possible during push off. You're right it's best to save the quads for the down and for the inclines/obstacles too steep too keep the heel grounded during push off. What are you training for next Sage?

Great video Sage. The pelvic tilt tip was really helpful. I noticed an immediate difference, at least on our small hills in western NY. Thanks

Thank you Sage very usefull

Thank you!

The quads can not stabilize lateral motion of the knee. Good video though. Posterior chain

OMG I NEEDED THIS VIDEO!!! THANK YOU!!! XD

I was a quad uphill runner as well which meant not much power left for the downhill, and slow and hard transition from up to down. Recently started doing deadlifts and some other glutes exercises, but the uphill speed didn't change much, I guess it takes time. Many lighter runners overtake me uphill (not by much), but I catch them on the downhill later. Actually, I think 2kg or even 1.5kg less would make much bigger difference or am I wrong?

I wish I could fit into the Torrent. Just too wide in forefoot for my narrow feet.

After his stellar race...Sage does not need to anymore play Bass Guitar for T-rex....Get it on...anybody wants a laugh....check out the video...and those shoes...We're not in Kansas anymore Toto (All in good fun!) Looks like him but of course not as athletic......bought a pair today of Spiffy EVO Speedgoat.. Should b fun. I WILL give this a try....for sure.

brb, gonna run hills.

I have to drive 3 hrs to get to a hill like that!

Hey coach, 2 years ago I was able to run 8:00-8:30 min/mile for longer distances, then I suffered an injury that put me out for 2 years. Well now for the last 2 months I've been getting back into running and my pace sucks. I do 12:00-13:00min/mile. What can I do to regain my speed back? Any suggestions? Thanks.

Not relevant to this video but I’m really struggling with my IT band. Had lateral knee pain after about 4K for nearly 5 months. Nothing is helping to release it. Please help ! Thank you

nice video :)

I sometimes get blisters under my toes from trying to claw forward on loose sand/dirt roads. Tough to keep the feet/toes relaxed and it is completely subconscious. Any ideas or just protect the toes and run?

Thank you @sagecanaday

Very good video but it was too long. Technique vids should be kept short because we might want to watch them many times. I definitely watch your technique videos again and again before going for a run. Rgds

Hi Sage