Interval training
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fawcettenator posted 20 weeks ago.
I am going to be a freshman in high school next year, and I just started xc, and I have ran off and on before. The first week of xc we started to intervals, so I think that you should be fine to start them now. That being said I can't tell you how far, or how fast to do them, because I am not too experienced. Hope you have fun and improve! ;)
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Triguy98 posted 20 weeks ago.
I wouldnt start intervals for at least 4-8 weeks. Friel recommends a month of tempo runs before starting intervals. It's not a bad idea, and works for me. Doing tempo first allows your body to prepare for the harder work the intervals will involve.
I would hope any high school coach assigning intervals immediately when school starts told you all to run easy/ steady over the summer. Doing intervals over the summer for a fall XC season is BAD coaching.
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StewartC posted 19 weeks ago.
hey dduerde,
Intervals are fine just remember they should be at Aerobic threshold not Anaerobic threshold.
I'm a huge fartlek fan as they can be done anywhere and you don't need a track. I like to do them on a trail.. This is an oldie but a goodie..
Mona's Fartlek
Run 60mins - 2hrs and insert set below;
The workout is 20 minutes of fartlek with fast recovery, done as follows:
-2x90 seconds hard (tempo to 10K pace) with 90 seconds recovery steady, not jogging.
-4x60 seconds hard, 60 seconds steady.
-4x30 seconds hard, 30 seconds steady.
-4x15 seconds hard, 15 seconds steady.
Jog rest of session.
Other quality sets can be found at - http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=5579
Hope this helps,
Stew
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how much base mileage should do before throwing intervals into the mix? I've been training for a little over a month now, but i'm not sure when i need to start intervals. I'm gonna be a sophomore in college and in high school was an all state soccer player so i have experience with interval like training. This is my first month tho being allowed to run for endurance and distance instead of speed so I have little knowledge on how to train.