Running Days: Training or Recovery

    Since designating Thursdays as "running days", I have received some questions regarding whether to use them as "training" or as "recovery".  The answer is both depending on how you feel and also how much training you have already done that week.  If you trained on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and plan on training on Friday/Saturday, then I would recommend using the running workout as recovery and not push the envelope.  If you are a 2-3x a week athlete at CFG, definitely use the running days as a training day and push those runs.

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DAILY TRAINING

Run 800m

Rest 2 minutes

Run 400m

Rest 2 minutes

Run 200m

Rest 2 minutes

Run 800m

Rest 2 minutes

Run 400m

Rest 2 minutes

Run 200m

Comments

[Danielle Sig]

I need to stop chickening out on the running days...also didn't know how my shin/achilles would feel this week running so much. Here's to no more excuses and just doing it!

[Barry]

Good stuff, Danielle. Roll Roll Roll them out before running and a deep stretch after. I can show a great achilles/calf stretch that has helped a few athletes with that issue as well.

[Jocelyn]

We missed you Danielle! Great runs this morning at the 7am class. We got it in before the rain came too! That downpour would have made it exciting though!!!

[Mary]

It probably would have felt really good running in the rain.....and saved me from having to shower ;)

[Barry]

Uh oh, looks like rowing intervals instead :)

[jenn]

I knew it!

[Mary]

Now I'm really glad I went in the morning......