Two workouts are posted this week. First one is for out normal WOTW, the second is for those tapering for this coming weekend! WOTW Warmup (Strides, Drills) 800 Metres at 5KM Race Pace or Better RPE8 400 Metres Easy Jog (RPE3) Repeat 5-8 Times Warm-down Taper Workout Warmup (Strides, Drills) 400 Metres at Mile Pace […]
Read More… from Workout of the Week – August 30 – September 5, 2021
This marathon running focused workout is a repeat of 4 weeks ago. Compare to see if you’ve improved. Wil call it “Building on the foundation”. Warmup (Strides, Drills) 2000 Metres at 10KM Race Pace or Better RPE7-8 400 Metres Easy Jog (RPE3) Repeat 3 – 5 Times Warm-down […]
Read More… from Workout of the Week – August 23 – August 29, 2021
Workout nickname is “Keeping your head above water”. This workout is a continuation of our marathon focused period. Run 800 metres at 10KM Race pace-ish, then 800 metres at marathon pace. Repeat that cycle 2-3 times before getting a recovery. Warmup (Strides, Drills) 800 Metres at 10KM Race Pace RPE7 800 Metres at Marathon Pace […]
Read More… from Workout of the Week – August 16 – August 22, 2021
Workout nickname is “Death by Papercuts”. This is a tempo run dressed up for track running. We start with straights/curves, have a normal tempo section, and then finish with straights/curves again. GPS is unreliable for this style, so run by Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE). Imagine you’re surging in a race and then settling back […]
Read More… from Workout of the Week – August 8 – August 15, 2021
Workouts now shift to longer distance race focused. Will continue this until the fall races. We will repeat this workout in a few weeks for comparison. Warmup (Strides, Drills) 2000 Metres @ 10KM Race Pace 400 Metres @ Easy Jog Recovery Repeat 3 – 5 Times Warm-down […]
Read More… from Workout of the Week – August 2 – August 8, 2021