One of the best things about running is that it can make us feel better and experience freedom. This is a workout designed to tick both those boxes and can be tailored to meet your training needs whether that’s for intensity or recovery. WHAT? Feel Good Freedom 3x 30sec strides 3x 1k @ 5k race[…]
Ready to go long? Ready to prove to yourself that you can still run strong, fast and confident even on tired legs? This week’s workout is tough but massively rewarding and energising. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #4 3x30s strides w/ 90s jogs 35mins @ lactate threshold (your 1-hour race pace) 3x30s strides w/ 90s jogs[…]
In the words of early 90s rapper Vanilla Ice, “Stop, collaborate and listen!” That’s what we’re doing with the strides thrown into break up this pretty meaty workout. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #3 Two sets of: [3x30s strides w/ 90s jogs 15mins @ lactate threshold (your 1-hour race pace)] Recoveries: 3-minute jogs between sets Terrain:[…]
, Last week we introduced a new workout series that artfully combines strides with tempo runs. This week creates a sandwich situation with the short, fast bursts of quality running as the bread and a big meaty filling of a tempo run in the middle. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #2 2x30s strides 25mins @ lactate[…]
This week we kick off a new workout series that builds on the craft of running fast and smooth while also building endurance long haul engines from a heavy dose of threshold training. WHAT? STRIDES & TEMPO #1 3x20s strides (100s jog recoveries) 20mins @ lactate threshold (your 1-hour race pace) Terrain: A flat and[…]
Ready for another Killer K-Reps session? If you haven’t tried one of these yet you’ll want to jump in this week before things get really nutty next week! WHAT? Killer K-Reps #3 5x 1k @ Your 10k Race Pace + 10sec strides immediately after w/ 10 lunge pulses (10 each side), 10 press ups &[…]
You’ve gotta love a good old tempo run! This week we’re doing 25 minutes with some technique-targeting strides at the start. WHAT Tempo Run + Strides 4x20sec strides (100sec recovery jogs) 25mins @ lactate threshold pace Terrain: Flat-ish, measurable pathway. Feels: Armed and ready. Use the 4x20sec strides at the start to practice some technique[…]
This week is all about doing some quality speed work and also laying the foundations for next week with an intro to interval training. WHAT Intro to Intervals 5x30s strides (90s jog) 5x1k @ Your 10k Race Pace (1min recovery) Terrain: Flat, measurable pathway or running track. Feels: Laying foundations. Like last week, we’re not[…]
It’s a new year … in fact it’s a whole new decade! So let’s use January to lay the foundation for our best year of running yet! Throughout January we’re going to do workouts designed to jumpstart your running. These touch different energy systems without niching down on one in particular—with the exception of higher[…]
Congratulations to everyone who ran the Auckland Marathon (and half and traverse)! It’s been so cool following your results on social media and seeing the reward of all that hard work in training come to fruition! This week we step things up towards epic proportions in our workout with a 30-minute tempo run, plus strides[…]