Ready To Run!

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was really busy and today is a stressful day. I need to run. I'm putting on my new shoes and hitting the streets later.

Last week was the one mile run. I was very proud of you. You did fantastic! I didn't see a huge jump in times (except for one person) and I didn't expect to. Do not be discouraged. If you think about it, you only had 2.5 weeks of good workouts. The first week was class and the time trial. Don't expect to see a huge change in pace just yet. Look for improvement on your last time trial. If you are putting in the work, that last time trial should yield some encouraging results. Tuesday and Thursday workouts alone will not do it...so continue to get your runs and workouts in when you are on your own. Everyone is doing great!

Tomorrow is a track workout. I may or may not use the track. I have something else in mind, so come prepared to work.

I would like to run a threshold run tomorrow. This may be tricky for some of you to establish. Experienced runners don't often do their workouts based on heart rate. Most work off feel and listening to their body. This can take months and years to understand. With experience comes knowledge.

Here is a description of a Threshold run

Runs of 5 to 20 minutes at a pace just a little slower than your 10k racing pace; Threshold pace is roughly equivalent to what exercise physiologist call "lactate threshold," or the point at which your muscles start fatiguing at a rapid rate. Running at or near lactate threshold is believed to raise your lactate threshold, which should allow you to run faster in the future.

I may shorten our threshold runs a bit to accommodate everyone. Looking forward to seeing you all.

As always...Happy Running! Victoria