Running Around 1.1.12

Happy New Year!!

In the immortal words of Bono, "Nothing changes on New Years Day", so we'll do more base training this week. That means a road or greenway run of about an hour. This will be our last week of pure base. Next week we'll switch to either a progression run or hills.

During this time of year, the weather and lack of daylight can make it tough to stay motivated. Plus, we're still a long way from the heart of racing season. One thing to combat the malaise is thinking about your training goals for the upcoming season. What races do you want to peak for? Do you want to set a PR at a particular distance? Maybe reach some weekly mileage goals or yearly mileage goals? Is there a rival you want to beat?

If you despise road runs and need a track fix, here is the official off-season base training plan:
http://trackworkouts.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-track-workout-progression.html

Workout Summary

A. Easy running on the roads or Greenway. Wear something reflective if you have it!

B. [Alternate] Off-season track progression.

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Plug in a recent race result to get your training paces here ...

• http://www.attackpoint.org/trainingpaces.jsp
• http://www.runningforfitness.org/calc/racepaces/rp

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