This weekend I have a very important race and Im concerned. Coach scheduled this as the last session before the meet: 12x90s with 'short recovery'.
Is this wise at all? I will end up doing 12x~450mts @5k pace.
Worth mentioning this will be on grass to 'mimic' race terrain.
Help me LR!
If you are currently running 85 mpw or more then tat workout sounds about right. Should be done 3 or 4 days prior to the race and run without straining.
Not even close to 85. No one on the team is. Our top guy does 70-ish, some others do 30.
Toughen up wrote:
If you are currently running 85 mpw or more then tat workout sounds about right. Should be done 3 or 4 days prior to the race and run without straining.
What will really shock you is that xc ended weeks ago.
real man. wrote:
What will really shock you is that xc ended weeks ago.
How do you know. In the most places of the US it's ended but not everywhere. And elsewhere in the world XC is in full swing.
You don't know. You just don't.
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Maybe in the US...
real man. wrote:
What will really shock you is that xc ended weeks ago.
real man. wrote:
What will really shock you is that xc ended weeks ago.
Help me letsrun, I have the Chicago marathon in one week!
If you are running 90s on grass how will anyone know how far you are going?
Even if your coach specifically said 5k pace and 30 sec recovery if you and your teammates don't race each other, then the workout doesn't have to be that hard. Take your time getting started and look like you are coming on at the end of each rep and at the end of the workout.
More importantly, how many XC races are in your season?
If you only have 4, then you can certainly run a few workouts a little harder than you should.
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