Use these workouts to make you stronger.

6x 800m with a hill. Marama Street Circuit. Start at the corner Tainui Street and Seddon Road (Across from Hamilton Girls high). Finish at The top of lake road. Jog back down to the start.

4 x 1500 with a hill. Start at the old golf course by the Hamilton lake – Wind you way up the hill to the Water tower – on the grass. Easy on the legs – but hard on the lungs.

3x 2km with a hill. These long reps will get your lungs working! Start at the speed hump next to the Veranda – finish at the Clarence street sign by the water tower.

12x Ruakiwi hills. Get a session of these under your belt and you will be able to run faster than a speeding bullet!