Come On and Work It Out
Last night’s track workout was a good one, definitely worth passing on here for those of you looking for something a little different. It comes from Eugene, Ore., a place known to produce a track star or two.
After your warm-up, you’re going to do a total of 12 laps (3 miles).
First six laps = 200m with a 100m recovery jog in between. That means you’ll run hard along a straightaway and a curve and then slow for either a straightaway or a curve. Repeat often.
Second six laps = 200m with a 50m recovery jog in between. This gets trickier. Not only do you have to use the inner field for guidance (1/2 a straightaway is the 50-yard line or ½ a curve is the goal post), but it’s easy to think you’ve done more laps because you’re running more 200m stretches.
I made that mistake but, even if I shorted myself a lap or two, my legs were wobbly and heart still pounding furiously until it was time for the post-workout crunches. And those --- three sets of 35 each, with legs up for added effort – suddenly seemed incredibly easy.
After your warm-up, you’re going to do a total of 12 laps (3 miles).
First six laps = 200m with a 100m recovery jog in between. That means you’ll run hard along a straightaway and a curve and then slow for either a straightaway or a curve. Repeat often.
Second six laps = 200m with a 50m recovery jog in between. This gets trickier. Not only do you have to use the inner field for guidance (1/2 a straightaway is the 50-yard line or ½ a curve is the goal post), but it’s easy to think you’ve done more laps because you’re running more 200m stretches.
I made that mistake but, even if I shorted myself a lap or two, my legs were wobbly and heart still pounding furiously until it was time for the post-workout crunches. And those --- three sets of 35 each, with legs up for added effort – suddenly seemed incredibly easy.
