August 4, 2004

first speedwork in a while

I haven't run intervals since I was in high school, and now I remember why I haven't done them in so long...they are very, very difficult!

1.5 mile warm-up (10 min/mile)

6 x 400 m (on a treadmill - excellent pacing, but hell on your stride), with a 200 meter jog between intervals

1:27
1:27
1:27
1:40
1:27
1:27

1 mile cooldown jog

Posted by vanr0033 at August 4, 2004 8:12 AM
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the Bierman track is open in the mornings for everyone to use, and is generally deserted 'til about 9am.

If you have a countdown timer on your watch set it to go off every X seconds, where X is your pace for each 100m in the 400m.

You get the pace judgment without the weird stuff treadmills do to your stride.

cheers!
evan

Posted by: Evan Roberts at August 4, 2004 9:00 PM

Evan,

Thanks for the message! I'll have to check out Bierman when I get back to the Cities. Out here in the Badlands, there is no track (I supposed I could use a GPS unit to measure out 1/4 and 1/2 mile stretches or road).

Posted by: David Van Riper at August 5, 2004 8:59 AM
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