3k in 7:40, 6min rest, 1500m in 3:43, 8min rest, 5x300 in 44-45 off 60sec
Pretty gnarly session if I've ever seen one. For him it looks like 3k at 5k pace, 1500 at 3k pace, then 300s at the same pace.
The 3k at race pace alone is already brutal, would not want to subject my worst enemies to this workout
I am sort of curious about what is the point? Seems like a hard way to get like 8 mins of vo2max work. Feels like this is mainly as a confidence booster
This is just the right kind of preparatory workout for a runner of that level, just right on the volume and paces, and nothing that would hammer him to the point of stagnation. For an example of the latter, see Tostenson's 6k averaging 6 flat (with 800 pickups), 800 in 1:47 in trainers, 5x400@64, and 5x200@32>26. The one thing I'd chance for Almgren when he's peaking for World's this year in September is to substitute some faster finishing speed for the 3k pace 300s.
The 3k at race pace alone is already brutal, would not want to subject my worst enemies to this workout
I am sort of curious about what is the point? Seems like a hard way to get like 8 mins of vo2max work. Feels like this is mainly as a confidence booster
It´s called specific training. You´ve read Daniels running formula too much.
I am sort of curious about what is the point? Seems like a hard way to get like 8 mins of vo2max work. Feels like this is mainly as a confidence booster
It´s called specific training. You´ve read Daniels running formula too much.
Is this more or less specific 3x1500 @ 5k pace with 2 mins rest and then 1 x 1500 @3k pace would be that DR pumps out? Or the 8x1ks with 60s rest Last I checked you don’t get 8 mins of recovery in a 5k before the end…
you tend to see these 2/3 race efforts more in the 800/1500 as hard anaerobic work