Our 8 week plan is written by our head-coach to improve running technique, endurance and speed.
Speed session
| Date | Session |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 26 April | Hill training |
| Thursday 28 April | 1600 metres, 1200 metres, 800 metres, 400 metres, 200 metres 200 metre recoveries |
| Tuesday 3 May | Summer relay trials |
| Thursday 5 May | 200 metres x14 200 metre recoveries |
| Tuesday 10 May | 300 metres x10 (x12 for endurance groups) 100 metre recoveries |
| Thursday 12 May | 800 metres x4 (x5 for endurance group) 200 metre recoveries |
| Tuesday 17 May | Summer Relay #1 – Folkestone |
| Thursday 19 May | 600 metres, 200 metres x4 200 metre recoveries |
| Tuesday 24 May | Hill training |
| Thursday 26 May | 400 metres, 200 metres x 5 (x6 for endurance group) 200 metre recoveries |
| Tuesday 31 May | Summer Relay #2 – Minnis Bay, Thanet |
| Thursday 2 June | No session |
| Tuesday 7 June | 400 metres x8 1 minute standing recoveries |
| Thursday 9 June | 600 metres x6 200 metre recoveries |
| Tuesday 14 June | Summer Relay #3 – Ashford |
| Thursday 16 June | 1200 metres x3 200 metre recoveries |
Reference
Mountain run
Our twice-annual group run to, and up, Summerhouse Hill (143.9m) in Beachborough. Come prepared for trails, a few stiles and the odd cow-pat.
Mountain run route description
Hill training
Always a firm favourite amongst our runners; hill training takes place on Radnor Cliff, Sandgate.
Hill training route description
Winter 9 mile
The winter 9 is a hilly long run that should be tackled just below race pace.
Fartlek
Fartlek is Swedish for ‘speed-play’.
It is an unstructured form of interval training with continuous movement.
“Unlike tempo and interval work, fartlek is unstructured and alternates between moderate to hard efforts with easy efforts throughout. After a warm-up, you play with speed by running at faster efforts for short periods of time (to that tree, to the sign) followed by easy-effort running to recover. The goal is to keep it free-flowing so you’re untethered to the watch or a plan, and to run at harder efforts but not a specific pace.”
From Runners World: What is the difference between fartlek, tempo, and interval runs.
Parlaauf
Parlaauf is a continuous relay involving two runners. (Parlaauf is german for ‘pairs’).
Two runners will run around a track in opposite directions: one running fast and the other running easy.
When they meet, they swap pace.
The fast runner begins their slow recovery jog and the easy runner begins their sprint.
This continues for a pre-set amount of time.
Progression
“These workouts start at a comfortable speed, gradually get faster, and wrap up at marathon, threshold, or even interval pace. This kind of acceleration offers your body an opportunity to warm up, helps develop your sense of pacing, and trains you to hold onto your speed–even when you’re slightly tired.”
From Runners World – Fast forward your pace.