Comments on Running With Lydiard: Hills

Here's a link to Evan's fine post. It's good to he...

2007-08-16T18:20:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to Evan's fine post.

It's good to hear from you, and I enjoyed the post. My calf muscles hurt just looking at those steps.

In response to this, some thoughts on hill repeats...

2007-08-16T17:58:00.000-07:00

In response to this, some thoughts on hill repeats on my blog

I think easing into the first few intervals is a g...

2007-08-16T16:58:00.000-07:00

I think easing into the first few intervals is a good idea, then I just run as fast as I can for the distance. Usually it ends up being around 3-5K pace, but since my sessions at the track are fairly short (around 5K though sometimes a little longer). The post by the coach explains the purpose of the fast stuff.

Thanks! Now during anaerobic phase what pace do yo...

2007-08-16T16:34:00.000-07:00

Thanks! Now during anaerobic phase what pace do you find best, 5k-10k etc? And do you vary it from workout to workout?

For this phase any repeats, strides or acceleratio...

2007-08-16T16:19:00.000-07:00

For this phase any repeats, strides or accelerations are strictly by feel. If I log the splits it's mostly to look back at them later (usually during my next build), or to let the coach know how it's going.

For the anaerobic phase there is often a target range, especially if I'm coming up to a preliminary race and I want to get some idea of what pacing strategy to use, but it's never set in stone. Current fitness is a moving target; One day's 800's might be a few seconds slower or faster than what it would be the next for a variety of factors.

Effort is always at the forefront before actual pace, though it's nice when they match up the right way!

So do you just run your repeats during this phase ...

2007-08-16T16:10:00.000-07:00

So do you just run your repeats during this phase and the anaerobic phase by feel? I noticed in your log you have specific times, are they predertimened times you shoot for or just how you felt?