well,, wrote:
Ernest wrote:
For pretty much any track intervals I've run, recoveries were active... jog of a prescribed distance between bouts... but fast enough you'd still be hurting for the next one. Time all recoveries and pick it up if the workout calls for a set or maximum rest time.
For 6 or so 800 repeats, this would usually be on a 200 or 400 honest jog between.
You are responding to a 15 year old post.
OP may be road kill, but the topic is immortal...
Even though this is an ancient topic, I'll add here in hopes the info will help someone.
When I ran my 3k PR (8:58), I did 5 or 6 x 800m in 2:18 average (69 pace) with 2:30 standing rest a couple weeks before. I found it to be a hard workout for me.
Several times during that winter, I did 5 x 600m at 1:42 average (68 pace) with 200m jog recovery, with the jog being light but not too slow (recovery of about 53-55 seconds).
I found both workouts very effective for the 3k.
watching Sweat Elite seems to be that nowadays everybody is floating between reps, is it done to collect miles or what, to me there is no really good reason otherwise
Dr. Bong wrote:
rainbow wrote:
If I race a 5k at about 5:50 pace should a workout of 6x's 800 at 5:30 pace with 2:30 rest be too tough? I struggled with that workout and wondered why.
We recently did 10 x 800 at similar pacing with similar rest. It's challenging, but certainly very doable and beneficial.
By definition you're well above threshold. You're basically doing repeat 800s at 3K Pace with almost similar rests to work ratio. By definition that would be a interval/ vo2 max workout. At least mentally, I think people prefer 4s. But if you keep the ratio the same they should be just about as difficult. My kids hate 800s there is something about that distance. As someone suggested you might just have to slightly increase the rest until you're in better shape.
well,, wrote:
Ernest wrote:
For pretty much any track intervals I've run, recoveries were active... jog of a prescribed distance between bouts... but fast enough you'd still be hurting for the next one. Time all recoveries and pick it up if the workout calls for a set or maximum rest time.
For 6 or so 800 repeats, this would usually be on a 200 or 400 honest jog between.
You are responding to a 15 year old post.
And your point?