Are your tracks closed? Where are you doing intervals?

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4 years ago 04/13/2020 12:30am EDT

re: Norwalk OH

Norwalk OH wrote:
Diso Stu wrote:
All of the HS tracks here in Ohio are open. I did a 16, 16, 8, 4 last week and a 4800 tempo run today onnthe track.
The track here in Norwalk Ohio is locked due to teens hanging out. The North Coast Inland Trail is open but areas near parking lot can get crowded. I passed 22 people within 3/4 miles of the parking lot one day. Now I run more remote sections or at sunset when few are on it. I have not checked other area high school tracks.

4 tracks around me that are 15 minutes or less away. 3/4 are locked up. My usual one is nearly brand new and untouched enough that I could park there and just hop the fence though so I'll end up doing that for my time trial this week.

In regards to the other places I'm running, I've got a couple park and road loops for intervals depending on the distance. I'll stick to the road loops though, parks are way too congested right now.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 2:08am EDT

re: Disko Eric

I'm very fortunate. My old school, which is 1 mile away from where I live, fenced off its field to avoid people littering and Dogs doing their business on it. The field is flat and the grass is recently cut. One lap around the outside is about 800m,so I couldn't have asked for a better location. If I climb over the fence I'm completely alone for the whole session.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 2:56am EDT

re: Disko Eric

I do them on the road. My track is probably closed but over two miles away so not essential to drive there. Effort is the important part

4 years ago 04/13/2020 10:43am EDT

re: Diso Stu

Which tracks in Ohio are open today?

4 years ago 04/13/2020 10:52am EDT

re: Disko Eric

local suburban movie theatre parking lots. empty. Almost exactly 400 m around.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 11:06am EDT

re: Disko Eric

Closed municipal golf courses are the absolute best. Check your local parks and rec to see if any/all got closed.

Lots of high schools and uni's have sets of connected fields. 2 or 3 soccer fields and a baseball diamond all connected together become a great place for workouts. Obviously, these schools are all closed so you'll need non-fenced options.

There must be HS/Uni cross country races near you. Look at the parks/schools that host those races and see if they're accessible. (I can think of at least 3 within 20 minutes of driving that are accessible for me; I can't be the only one.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 12:24pm EDT

re: creative

creative wrote:
Repeats up to 400 meters around local HS parking lot. Longer ones on trails or roads.

Clearly some of you have never lived anywhere with snowy winters and reliable access to an indoor track. We have our contingency plans in place for the weeks of January/February when the track is covered in snow. I.E. a flat loop on the roads in a traffic free neighborhood for me.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 12:27pm EDT

re: SalmonRice

SalmonRice wrote:
I don't really have anywhere to do proper intervals, unfortunately. I'm in Canada and my city has two indoor tracks for use. Neither of them are open. It is warming up to be slightly above zero during the afternoon so I could head to an outdoor track, but I'm not the only runner with that idea. I made the trip and saw about a dozen people bunched ignoring social distancing to flop about their intervals. Same deal with any good running trails, often packed with dog walkers and couples seemingly not caring about the pandemic. Early mornings where no one is around is still too cold to do intervals at any speed worth a damn. My training right now is easy runs of 6-7km, if space allows for it, and some strength at home. Maybe I power up the last hill before home to get some speed in.
There are bigger priorities right now than me doing 1km repeats or 60s-on-60s-off. I'm not about to overly exposing myself to the public and risk infection for a sport I'm only national level at and nowhere near elite. I'm still early 20s so I'll have plenty more track seasons to compete later.

You're a good little citizen comrade. Your government approves of your submission.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 3:13pm EDT

re: NYBoy

I do my workouts in Manhattan too, but I prefer to do them on the long, hilly, gravel roads.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 4:30pm EDT

re: Disko Eric

All the people saying you don’t need a gps watch as you just need gps at the track, yep for us other 99% this is why we have gps watches.

We don’t have a track, just go run in the roads/path/trail/park etc. Run by feel and if a rep is 380m or 420m who cares, just be consistent.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 6:40pm EDT

re: ohio tracks ?

I am just north of Columbus. I have been to three tracks in Franklin Co and two in Delaware Co that are completely open. I have yet to find one that closed.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 6:42pm EDT

re: Rhodium Nights

Flat road is easiest alternative.

4 years ago 04/13/2020 9:54pm EDT

re: bartholomew_maxwell

It seems many of you think I was looking for advice. I asked what YOU’RE doing. I did not ask what I should do. Geez. Reading comprehension people. I was a solid “C” in English and I get it.

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