Forums >Racing>Interval purposes (side topic from pg3 of "other than experience" thread)
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This is a great thread and on the back of marathon training I am going to use priomarily #3 to get some speed.
Though can something be cleared up lease. Are these the only type of intervals to be run? What are the other types: reps, intervals, vo2max etc, I want to do do 1-02 quality sessions a week to stress these areas.
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Bump to the top, for some newer people.
Thanks for the bump. Read it from the very beginning and appreciate all the insight.
Now that the marathon is over I will try a few 5ks but not sure exactly how I will train for it. I appreciate this discussion and the notion that #2 and #1 is needed less than #3. I read this thread as to do a few of the shorter-faster works to sharpen in the few days or weeks prior to a 5k. Don't overdo the faster stuff, right?
Relating the OP to the workout I did this morning (and prior to reading this) my first set (800s) were closest to #2 and the 200s I finished up with were like what was described in #1. I found the 200s fun but not sure or how many is needed. Or bang for buck.
I guess I'll find out when I race next.
I'd add #2 in starting more like 6 weeks out from your race, use #1 maybe 3-4 times starting 3-4 weeks out. IMHO nothing you do in the last two weeks before you race is going to add a lot for you on race day. I've always figured it takes the body about 2 week to fully adapt to a workout stimulus.
#1 is good for sharpening and induces very little fatigue. So you can do this up to 5 days out from your race or so to replace more demanding workouts (#2, #3) yet stay sharp.
amazing info just wish it was formatted a little better. my vision staring at the screen hurts my head sometimes. lol.
so if you are doing 400's what should your short interval rest be or your max hr bpm when you start next 400?
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am i missing something or was that an empty reply.
RA doesn't allow a person to delete a reply. Sometimes, someone will reply... but then change their mind for various reasons. Since a post can't be deleted, the person will empty it.
Pretend it says "There is nothing to see here. Move along."
thanks srlopez. somehow I knew you would have a reply. if they were responding to,
sorry that wasn't meant in any way to detract from the absolute incredible post. I just thought maybe someone might like to format it and send it to OP to repost. I got a little lost as it was all one paragraph. Sorry if my post came off negatively.
Actually, based on the time stamp Mr Clay left in his post, I think he was originally responding to your NEXT post, but then said 'nah'.
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I just thought maybe someone might like to format it and send it to OP to repost. I got a little lost as it was all one paragraph.
Thanks for formatting.
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Just saw this thread. Thanks, Spaniel, for posting it.
Reading through the only thing I didn't see (and I may have missed it) is how often should one be doing any type of interval workout? Once a week? Twice a week? Depends on how often one is running?
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