I did this one with Exeter Tri Club on15th July, at our regular Friday track session. This is one of those sessions that I have a love-hate relationship with; I kind of enjoy it and am always glad afterwards, but during it, usually between the fifth and twelfth rep, I'm really questioning what on Earth I'm doing this stuff for!
So, after a good warm-up with some jogging, drills, and stretches we move onto the set:
This involves running 400m (one lap of a standard track) and then having 90 seconds to recover, doing sixteen repetitions of this.
The link to my stats is HERE on Strava.
The objective is to push yourself to just below threshold pace and try to keep your pace consistent throughout, so each set is as quick as the last. I always have trouble with the first one- tends to be a bit slow- but otherwise I managed to keep a pretty tight margin, going round in 77 or 78 seconds.
It's inevitable (and appropriate) that you fatigue on the latter reps, but so long as you can keep the pace steady and don't sacrifice form then you're on a pretty good footing.
This set is good for speed-endurance, as well as helping you become used to that feeling of suffering that we all get during races. It's also good for leg speed and cadence and encourages a slightly shorter stride length.
So, after a good warm-up with some jogging, drills, and stretches we move onto the set:
This involves running 400m (one lap of a standard track) and then having 90 seconds to recover, doing sixteen repetitions of this.
The link to my stats is HERE on Strava.
The objective is to push yourself to just below threshold pace and try to keep your pace consistent throughout, so each set is as quick as the last. I always have trouble with the first one- tends to be a bit slow- but otherwise I managed to keep a pretty tight margin, going round in 77 or 78 seconds.
It's inevitable (and appropriate) that you fatigue on the latter reps, but so long as you can keep the pace steady and don't sacrifice form then you're on a pretty good footing.
This set is good for speed-endurance, as well as helping you become used to that feeling of suffering that we all get during races. It's also good for leg speed and cadence and encourages a slightly shorter stride length.
