Training Thursday 19th November

Thursday's session is another threshold session. Before describing the session, please note that the long warm-up prior to a threshold session is part of the session. The idea is to start the session with the legs already fatigued such that you quickly get into a true threshold effort early in the first rep. If you just turn up at the venue, run an easy mile to loosen off and start the session, you are unlikely to hit threshold until late on in the first rep if at all, which will seem very easy. That's not the point and not what will bring you benefit. To give you an idea of taking this to an extreme, on training camps in Portugal, I have regularly been required to do a hard track session first and then immediately step off the track and into a hilly threshold session similar to that described below with serious fatigue in the legs before I even start. That is a bit extreme, so our session is easier. The session is:

3 x 10 minutes with 3 minutes jog recovery.

The session is on the Stewartfield Loop in a clockwise direction, running on the pavement all the way.

The warm-up is from the club to Lidl, along past the train station, past Kirktonholme and then into Stewartfield at the pedestrian crossing/bus stop. Run up the hill and start the session at the T-junction at the top of the hill where it joins the loop (crossing over to the pavement on the opposite side before starting). Regroup into your packs after each rep by turning and jogging back towards the back runner. Decide on the cool down route within your pack. The Stewartfield Loop is as shown below.

Alan

Stewartfield Loop