For the next four weeks, come on a journey to discover a new love for running hills! We’ll be doing short, sharp hill reps with plenty of recovery to develop technique, power and overall improve our emotional relationships with going vertical! WHAT? HOW TO LOVE HILLS: PART 1 3 sets of: 2×15-second strides uphill 1×15-second[…]
It’s time to let yourself loose in the trails and hills! This fartlek workout is designed to free you up to get stronger on the verticals. WHAT? HILLY FARTLEK 6x4mins @ your 1-hour race effort w/ 2min recovery jogs Terrain: Undulating hills. Hunt some hills today. But nothing too mountainous. Ideal would be uphill and[…]
This fartlek session starts slow and long and finishes fast and short. It can be adapted whatever training cycle you’re in and is fun, free and also numerically pleasing! WHAT? PROGRESSION FARTLEK 16mins, 8, 4, 2, 1, 30s, 15s (getting faster as you go) w/ 2min recovery jogs Terrain: Undulating trails w/ somewhere flat for[…]
Ready to go long? Ready to prove to yourself that you can still run strong, fast and confident even on tired legs? This week’s workout is tough but massively rewarding and energising. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #4 3x30s strides w/ 90s jogs 35mins @ lactate threshold (your 1-hour race pace) 3x30s strides w/ 90s jogs[…]
In the words of early 90s rapper Vanilla Ice, “Stop, collaborate and listen!” That’s what we’re doing with the strides thrown into break up this pretty meaty workout. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #3 Two sets of: [3x30s strides w/ 90s jogs 15mins @ lactate threshold (your 1-hour race pace)] Recoveries: 3-minute jogs between sets Terrain:[…]
, Last week we introduced a new workout series that artfully combines strides with tempo runs. This week creates a sandwich situation with the short, fast bursts of quality running as the bread and a big meaty filling of a tempo run in the middle. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #2 2x30s strides 25mins @ lactate[…]
This week we kick off a new workout series that builds on the craft of running fast and smooth while also building endurance long haul engines from a heavy dose of threshold training. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #1 3x20s strides (100s jog recoveries) 20mins @ lactate threshold (your 1-hour race pace) Terrain: A flat and[…]
We’ve made it to Episode #100 of the Workout of the Week podcast and what better way to celebrate than with 10x 1k and 100 burpees!?!?!? Are you up for the challenge? WHAT? THE 100 10 sets of:– 10 burpees– 1k @ marathon race pace– 1-2 mins recovery jog Terrain: A flat and measurable pathway.[…]
This is Episode #99 of the Workout of the Week podcast so brace yourself for a workout with a whole heap of nines in it! WHAT? THE STEADY STATE SANDWICH 9mins @ 1-hour race pace 9x1min @ 5k race pace (1min jogs) 9mins @ 1-hour race pace 3mins jog recovery between each block Terrain: Either[…]
Inspired by the Olympics and wanting to run fast? Tired from the late nights watching athletics? This fartlek workout can be adapted to suit any end of the intensity spectrum : recovery or flat out. WHAT? RECOVERY FARTLEK 3x 3mins 3x 2mins 3x 1mins 3x 30 seconds All at a speed of your choosing 1min[…]