2 x 12 minutes on a 5-6 minute loop, up and down 300m hills on ashphalt and concrete (no trails or grass). My legs and back have been crying for 3 days now. We did 4 x 1500m 2 days later.
Should I quit? Or am I just a pansy. My coach is new and doesn't seems very experienced and never ran competitively in college.
I don't see why this is a bad workout.
Okay, so you're on hard pavement. But you got in some decent hills it sounds like, which may help you in an upcoming meet/conference?
Sounds like a perfect workout for me. Sucks you have to go downhill on the pavement but the up part is perfect. Because it is a hard surface, your neuromuscular system isn't being slowed down by the cushy ground of trails. Perfect when working on strength up a hill.
Also seems like a good focus on long intervals for this part of the season. Seems fine to me.
Workout sounds okay in principle, although you haven't including pace/effort.
Not so sure about the surface and screaming downhill. Since this is cross season, why not train on surfaces similar to what you race on?
If you were going balls out on the downhill, there a reason for your legs to be crying epically on the downhill.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
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