I’m no expert but I imagine for 5k training you want to work on your leg turnover as much as possible. And strides at the end of a run don’t take much out of you - you can’t do VO2max intervals several times a week.
Oh I agree. I guess it felt silly when only running 30 mins. Like I easy jogged 2 miles then did like a mile of strides
Ha, yeah that seems weird. Look at it as a 2 mile warmup and a mile of very short intervals.
Dave
6.4, four on flat & stream grade, mostly elevated pace, then 2.4 bowl hills...
AT “1917” nibbling on popcorn wait for movie to start 😀
There were days when I barely had the energy to run and didn't feel like doing strides, and worse, didn't want to do them. The Hudson training was very aggressive what with two speed sessions, a LR and a day with strides. Coach would ask how the strides went and I'd be like, "I don't know, ask somebody that ran them" lol
Former Bad Ass
I usually end up using a hill that is ~1 mile long. So I sprint, walk, sprint, walk...and just keep going up as much as I need.
This one is run uphill, then wall/jog downhill and repeat. That might work but I don't have one that cruel here. LOL.
Damaris
6.4, four on flat & stream grade, mostly elevated pace, then 2.4 bowl hills... AT “1917” nibbling on popcorn wait for movie to start 😀
Nice. We wanted to watch it yesterday but between the construction in the house and the errands, we are going Saturday.
We just bought tickets to Jimmy Buffett and Europe/Foreigner. Who said we wouldn't have as many concerts here as in Miami?
LOL. Coach conversations are sometimes fun.
I live under a rock, so I had to google the trailer. It looks really good; I'll be interested to hear how it is!
I ran 8 miles with Beck's Burn Bracket (.5 miles at faster than 5k, 1.5 at MP, .5 faster than 5k with 1 minute recoveries)
Good movie, and the ‘one continuous shot’ effect to mesmerizing!!!!
https://www.insider.com/how-1917-was-filmed-like-one-continuous-shot-wwi-2020-1
They did huge parts of Atomic Blonde like that and it's amazing to watch.
Good movie, and the ‘one continuous shot’ effect to mesmerizing!!!! https://www.insider.com/how-1917-was-filmed-like-one-continuous-shot-wwi-2020-1
Just watched that; WOW.
I had hill repeats too, which I suck at, despite running hills all the time. I don't usually run them fast. Plan said 6 x .25 at 10k pace with the downhills at MP. I ended up doing almost the opposite - downhill at 10k pace and uphill at marathon pace. My lungs and HR wouldn't let me go any faster on the uphills. The effort felt like 1 mile pace uphill and recovery pace downhill. I should have picked an easier hill. I actually used two different hills when I realized I wasn't going to be able to run the first hill 6 times. I did do it three times.Total run was 7.3 miles with 760' elevation gain, including warmup and cool-down.
I thought things were markedly improved so I optimistically did not take cough medicine this morning for the first time in 3 weeks. It went really well until about 1130a with just an occasional cough, no big deal. Then I breathed in wrong and it all went to shit So, I took the medicine and am comforting myself with a hot chocolate (office machine makes a pretty good one). I don't think I'm going to run today after that coughing fit, it took a while to get it back under control.
On the plus side, I did 3 miles last night on the treadmill at the super slow run/walk paces. But at least I was moving. Then I did the 30 minute weight circuit.
I loved Atomic Blonde. Birdman was particularly noted for the entire movie being one continuous shot.