Today I went for a recovery paced run with four shorter strides to prepare myself for my Sunday long run tomorrow.
I prepared the workout in garmin, with 4 easy (zone 1 km) as a warmup, followed by 4 strides (15 sec) with 1 min active recovery. Lastly I closed my run with a low zone 2 cooling down.
The strides went well, especially considering the first 2 strides had some turns in it. The last 2 I could just have some fun and go a little faster.
(Most right is the pace as time/km)
While strides are lots of fun, they also make me hungry for real speed work rather than more zone 1 & 2 runs. But I will just follow the proces and tomorrows long run will probably just be zone 2 - low zone 3.
Luckily next week I have a tempo run scheduled and probably another interval so that is definitly something I am looking forward to! In order to stay motivated I am looking at a few more technical routes for tomorrow, that paired with some good music is going to make it very enjoyable!
Note: despite the focus on low intensity runs some pain near the piriformis muscle which might been a result of the hill repeats. So will pay some extra attention to that. Luckily with Christmas coming up and a small planned road trip I should have plenty of time in late december to give it some rest !
Happy running!
Nice set for your recovery run, the low intensity is good to prepare for tomorrow's faster pace. You chose some beautiful country to run through, what gorgeous scenery. Sorry to hear about the piriformis pain, hills can put strain on the hips. Hopefully that little road trip with the family will give it time to completely heal up.
How's the family been doing?
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Solid approach to training. Recovery, variety, and motivation all coming together nicely,good luck with the upcoming long run.