The midweek workouts are posted. A few more of you are starting on hills with many still doing tempo runs with some strides thrown in for good measure and of course the over achievers with their 800's.Those on Hills make sure that you are getting the most out of them, remember you can also run the other variation. That being the one where you run up the winter hill and keep going to the top of the summer hill jogging down that and reversing running up the summer hill on over to the top of the winter hill running back down and reversing, I would say 6 of these would do the trick.
For those running the 800's let's try to get the pace tightened up, meaning try and get the average down
Now that we're finally into summer (although you can't say that this morning) there are a lot of races that you can do to test your fitness or to add as another workout, looking at it as a tempo run.
This week there is the Seafair Torchlight 8K, which incorporates the parade route right before the parade, so you are sure to get a nice crowd watching you as you cruise through the streets of downtown Seattle. For those who want to take a shorter route there is also a 5k. The nice thing about this run is that it takes place in the early evening and you don't have to worry about catching shuttle buses.
For those of you who are asking what about my long run. Well missing one here and there for a race isn't a big deal and there is always Sunday morning ;) I think running a long run coming off of a race is a good way to build more strength and the nice thing is that it tends to keep you honest with the pace you run as you are going to probably be a little tired that's where the strength building come in.
There are many races though so you're not confined to just this one race. If you are looking for a good guide to upcoming races go here www.nwrunner.com and look under event calendar and you'll see a link to a 3 month schedule, I posted the August schedule yesterday so it's up to date.
This week there is the Seafair Torchlight 8K, which incorporates the parade route right before the parade, so you are sure to get a nice crowd watching you as you cruise through the streets of downtown Seattle. For those who want to take a shorter route there is also a 5k. The nice thing about this run is that it takes place in the early evening and you don't have to worry about catching shuttle buses.
For those of you who are asking what about my long run. Well missing one here and there for a race isn't a big deal and there is always Sunday morning ;) I think running a long run coming off of a race is a good way to build more strength and the nice thing is that it tends to keep you honest with the pace you run as you are going to probably be a little tired that's where the strength building come in.
There are many races though so you're not confined to just this one race. If you are looking for a good guide to upcoming races go here www.nwrunner.com and look under event calendar and you'll see a link to a 3 month schedule, I posted the August schedule yesterday so it's up to date.
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