When you think about doing hill workouts, what image comes to mind?
If you’re like a lot of runners, hill repeats are the end all be all.
Now, I’m not saying hill repeats are bad.
They’re not.
But what I am saying is that if the only hill workout you find yourself doing is a sprint up and recovery back down, you’re missing out. Read more
Don’t look now, but we are now almost 1/4 of the way through 2019!
Believe me, I’m as shocked as you are!
But don’t worry, before we close the book on Q1 of 2019, I’ve got some Qs to A! Read more
Do you know what the different type of running workouts are, and why your training plan includes each type of run no matter what distance race you are training for?
In Part I of this two part series, I’m talking about some of the more common types of running workouts found in many training plans:
What makes each of these types of running workouts unique?
Then next week, I’ll be looking entirely at speed work and the different styles of speed training that you may see in your training plan.
What Are Your Favorite Types of Running Workouts?
Three days from now, I’ll be finished running America’s Toughest Road Marathon.
How’s that for self confidence?
The Blue Ridge Marathon is happening on Saturday, and I can’t wait! I’ve been looking forward to this race for awhile now, though if I’m honest, I’ve been a little nervous about this race as well.
You see, as a naturalized Floridian, we don’t really have many hills to train on. In fact, the (only half-way joking) legitimate hills we have are actually road/highway overpasses.
No offense, but overpasses don’t quite measure up to the Blue Ridge Mountains. There is an advertised 7,500 feet of elevation change over the course of those 26.2 miles.
You could say that I’m slightly unprepared for this race, but I’m not sure that would accurately portray how this race is going to go. I know I’m capable of handling the miles, but the hills are going to kill me. If I can make it in less than 5 hours, it’ll be a win for me.
Just Having Fun
No matter how the race goes, the goal for this weekend is to just have fun. I’ll be flying up to VA on Friday morning, running the race Saturday morning, and flying home Saturday night. The travel itinerary isn’t ideal, but it is what it is.
And this way I can blame the lack of a PR on the condensed travel schedule! Hehe.
If any of y’all are running Blue Ridge this weekend, I’d love to meet you guys! Let me know, or give me a shout on twitter, and we can meet up at the expo.
And if you see me curled up along the side of the road on Saturday in the fetal positions, just keep going.
I’ll be ok.