nyloco wrote:
I think it's symantics. Anaerobic speedwork means that you do not allow yourself to recover, and this is normally done closer to the season. An example would be 8x400m at your 1600m pace with 45 second recovery jogs. Some runners like to maintain some turnover during the base phase, and in this case the speedwork is usually a notch slower with full recovery and integrated into more miles than you would normally do in your cool-down and warm-up. Example: 4 miles, followed by 6x400 a few seconds slower than your 1600m pace, with 400m jogs after each and a 2 mile cooldown. It's a nice 9 mile workout that shouldn't wipe you out. Of course, fartlek is a variation on this theme.
I just think that Anaerobic is the wrong word, it's high intensity Aerobic work. Why use a big word that doesn't make sense?