A good fun track workout for a special occasion (Christmas, someone’s birthday etc.); its basically 10x400m but with a twist. Wrap a small (or large) prize in 10 layers of wrapping paper, between each layer of paper put a number of seconds. This number of seconds in the first layer that will be unwrapped (theContinue reading “Pass the Parcel!”
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800’s With a Hard Start
It is well established that psychology plays a significant role in running performance[1] and this workout, whilst having VO2 Max enhancement benefits, is mainly aimed at making an athlete comfortable with being uncomfortable. In order to do that we place high demands on the bodies’ aerobic and lactic systems at the beginning of the intervalContinue reading “800’s With a Hard Start”
Four By 1200
The literature suggests that interval running has a small but measurable benefit over and above continuous intensity running when it comes to eliciting improvements in VO2 Max – not only that but continuous intensity running around a track would be utterly tedious. In order to build VO2 Max it seems there is little evidence thatContinue reading “Four By 1200”
Misery and Torture 