Sand v hills

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HONESTMACKEM Jan 2014 12:09am, 8 Jan 2014 63 posts	0 HONESTMACKEM I used to do a little hill training last year but have since moved to the coast, does anyone else train "on the beach" as opposed to hill work?
DeeGee Jan 2014 6:27am, 8 Jan 2014 15,172 posts	0 DeeGee It's much harder. Fantastic for leg turnover, though. The South coast does have hills, though, you know. Just not Northern hills.
DeeGee Jan 2014 6:27am, 8 Jan 2014 15,173 posts	0 DeeGee Not South coast. Just coast. Sorry. Must learn to read.
DeeGee Jan 2014 6:30am, 8 Jan 2014 15,174 posts	0 DeeGee I live on the Lincolnshire coast. No hills here. However there are some lovely hilly runs starting just three miles inland in the Wolds.
HONESTMACKEM Jan 2014 9:07pm, 18 Jan 2014 89 posts	0 HONESTMACKEM Still can't seem to find any training programmes for sand running, tried dry sand what a killer!
CStar Jan 2014 9:25pm, 18 Jan 2014 2,645 posts	0 CStar Sand is horrible! Give me a hill any day, although sandy hills are the worst!!
Dvorak Jan 2014 9:51pm, 18 Jan 2014 8,157 posts	0 Dvorak I've tried it. All depends on the type of sand. Barefoot through the surf Deep dry sand
Red Squirrel Jan 2014 10:03pm, 18 Jan 2014 13,783 posts	0 Red Squirrel I did a mixed terrain race (50/50 sand and tarmac) a few weeks ago. Loved the beach part. Strangely I was the only one who liked the sand that I spoke to.
DeeGee Jan 2014 10:26pm, 18 Jan 2014 15,229 posts	0 DeeGee There is no surface which mashes the calves up worse than sand. Which means it has to be good, right?
daviec Jan 2014 1:21am, 19 Jan 2014 3,625 posts	0 daviec Why were you speaking to the sand RS?