How does everyone train in a lot of snow? Speedwork in the snow?

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  • Doubtful Pre Doubtful

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    6 years ago 02/09/2018 2:48pm EST
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    fleet wrote:

    I run year round outside, but we get a lot of snow here. Currently, there is about a foot on the ground. I've been training for a marathon in May (goal of 2:40) and according to the plan I have been following, I should be doing workouts (mile repeats, 400s, 2 mile repeats, hills, etc). There is not really any clear areas for me to do this. Should I just be focusing on getting miles in and long runs until the snow is gone? What do others do in the snow? There are no indoor tracks near me...treadmill gets pretty boring, would rather be outside.

    That is speed endurance not speed work.

  • Thanks, Semantic Sam

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    6 years ago 02/09/2018 2:53pm EST
    re: Doubtful Pre Doubtful

    Doubtful Pre Doubtful wrote:

    fleet wrote:

    I run year round outside, but we get a lot of snow here. Currently, there is about a foot on the ground. I've been training for a marathon in May (goal of 2:40) and according to the plan I have been following, I should be doing workouts (mile repeats, 400s, 2 mile repeats, hills, etc). There is not really any clear areas for me to do this. Should I just be focusing on getting miles in and long runs until the snow is gone? What do others do in the snow? There are no indoor tracks near me...treadmill gets pretty boring, would rather be outside.

    That is speed endurance not speed work.

    People don't really care about those distinctions, nor should they in this context. Speed work is anything faster than typical easy pace.

  • Doubtful Pre Doubtful

    Anonymous Poster

    6 years ago 02/09/2018 2:54pm EST
    re: fleet

    fleet wrote:

    I run year round outside, but we get a lot of snow here. Currently, there is about a foot on the ground. I've been training for a marathon in May (goal of 2:40) and according to the plan I have been following, I should be doing workouts (mile repeats, 400s, 2 mile repeats, hills, etc). There is not really any clear areas for me to do this. Should I just be focusing on getting miles in and long runs until the snow is gone? What do others do in the snow? There are no indoor tracks near me...treadmill gets pretty boring, would rather be outside.

    Speed work or Speed Development is stuff like Flying 30s, 5 x 80s, 8 x 60s, Plyometrics, Rope Skipping, Bounding up a hill, and short hill sprints. Realize too that speed development should not take place if the temperature is below 50 degrees and that's with a good warm up.

    You could do Plyometrics and Rope Skipping indoors while trying to increase your base for the marathon. The Marathon is 95% aerobic and for all endurance events your Aerobic Peak determines your ultimate achievement as a distance runner.

    Why worry, be happy now.

  • Can't be lower than 2:18.......

    Anonymous Poster

    6 years ago 02/09/2018 5:04pm EST
    re: Doubtful Pre Doubtful

    What's the marathon while skipping rope world record?

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