Comments on: Speed Training: What to Do and What Not to Do http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/10/25/speed-training-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do/ Runner's Information & Advice Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:37:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: booyaa dot org» Blog Archive » Running blog post round up http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/10/25/speed-training-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-11202 booyaa dot org» Blog Archive » Running blog post round up Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:50:53 +0000 http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/10/25/speed-training-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do/#comment-11202 [...] Speed training: do’s and don’ts [...] [...] Speed training: do’s and don’ts [...]

]]> By: Joe Garland http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/10/25/speed-training-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-3866 Joe Garland Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:12:34 +0000 http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/10/25/speed-training-what-to-do-and-what-not-to-do/#comment-3866 People use "intervals" to mean all sorts of things. You are right that they are VO2max runs, and should take at least 2 minutes per. We try to do them, per Jack Daniels, for from 3 to 5 minutes each. The other track workout (besides intervals and tempo runs) are repeats, which are shorter and faster than intervals and get full recovery. We use these in the early season for working on form, and every now and then to break up too steady a diet of intervals. They are the fun track workout because they're fast and you get full recovery. For each type of run, though, people should be aware of their target pace, and it varies among the various types of workouts. There are charts available that use recent race results to get target paces. One that uses Daniels's calculations is http://runworks.com/calculator.html People use “intervals” to mean all sorts of things. You are right that they are VO2max runs, and should take at least 2 minutes per. We try to do them, per Jack Daniels, for from 3 to 5 minutes each.

The other track workout (besides intervals and tempo runs) are repeats, which are shorter and faster than intervals and get full recovery. We use these in the early season for working on form, and every now and then to break up too steady a diet of intervals. They are the fun track workout because they’re fast and you get full recovery.

For each type of run, though, people should be aware of their target pace, and it varies among the various types of workouts. There are charts available that use recent race results to get target paces. One that uses Daniels’s calculations is http://runworks.com/calculator.html

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