The guy I started coaching in February, ran a 2.5 second PR in the 1,500m last week … 3:44.1
His final race of the season will be the Canadian national championships on August 4th. We’re hoping for a 3:42 and because of the following work-out, I think he will get it:
10 X 300m with a 100 jog (never more than 60 seconds) in
42, 43, 43, 44.1, 44.1, 44.2, 43, 44, 43, 42.8
The reason this session hurts so much is the extremely limited recovery. I am a big believer in speed-endurance, but nobody even uses that term any more. What do you think?
At that level, cutting seconds from the PR isn’t easy. It appears the program is working, and I congratulate you for it. I’ll be watching for news.
(Also, your earlier post about agreeing to coach him does a great job of pointing out the “pay it forward” nature of our sport.)
That looks like a 3:42 workout to me. Keep him motivated! See you on the mountain.
Brant
Joan — sorry I haven’t checked your site for a few days, so I didn’t see you were writing again until now — but it’s so good to have you back. Now I can read you every day at lunch again.