Winter Base - Group 2 - Week 1
Week 1 - November 5th thru 11th
Monday 5th Easy/Light Run 30 minutes
Include 5 x 30 sec light strides/60 sec easy within run
Tuesday 6th No Run - Optional Cross Training Day
Do ONE of the Following after Warm Up:
Warm Up 10 minutes on the Stationary Bike - THEN
Lift Weights/Pilates (Mat or Reformer)/Yoga/Core Strength Work
Cool Down 5-10 minutes on Stationary Bike
Wednesday 7th Light Fartlek Workout - OPTION TO MEET SATURDAY
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE WEDNESDAY'S
Meet @ East Boulder Rec - 7:00 am OR 5:30 pm
Warm Up 15-20 min/Stretch/4 x 25 sec strides
6 x 2 min 30 sec with 90 sec easy to re-group
Run Pick-Ups Steady/Controlled @ 70-75% Effort of Max
Cool Down 5-10 minutes
OR
Easy Longer Run 40-45 minutes
Relaxed Effort-Pace/Hydrate
Thursday 8th Easy Recovery Run 30 minutes
OR
Easy/Light Run 30 minutes
Include 5 x 30 sec light strides/60 sec easy within run
Friday 9th No Run - Optional Cross Training Day
Do ONE of the Following after Warm Up:
Warm Up 10 minutes on the Stationary Bike - THEN
Lift Weights/Pilates (Mat or Reformer)/Yoga/Core Strength Work
Cool Down 5-10 minutes on Stationary Bike
Saturday 10th Easy Longer Run 40-45 minutes
Relaxed Effort-Pace/Hydrate
OR
Light Fartlek Workout - Meet @ East Boulder Rec - 7:30 am
Warm Up 15-20 min/Stretch/4 x 25 sec strides
6 x 2 min 30 sec with 90 sec easy to re-group
Run Pick-Ups Steady/Controlled @ 70-75% Effort of Max
Cool Down 5-10 minutes
Sunday 11th No Run - Complete Day Off
Easy/Light/Recovery Run - Conversational Pace/Time on Legs/Relaxed Effort
Fartlek/Tempo - Run between 65-70% effort of Max
Long Run – Between 60-90 sec slower than your half/full marathon goal pace
Meeting Places
East Boulder Rec - follow Baseline east to 55th St. Take a right on 55th and follow the road until the sharp left turn and go past the first parking lot and tennis courts towards the Rec Center. Park on the West Side of the Rec Center Parking Lot.
Coach's Notes
Welcome to Winter Training!!! There will always be Group Training unless the weather is to adverse for outdoor running. A NOTICE will be posted on the front page of the Website either the evening before or the morning of, so PLEASE check the Striders Website if you think training will be cancelled.
The first 4 Weeks of training are "Base" which will allow you to build your training SLOWLY. There are 2 Schedules based upon your Fitness Level, so please follow the one appropriate to where you are with your running now RIGHT NOW. If you have been on a break from running for a while, either Skip one of the Easy Days or Reduce the time of a run on a given day.
Be SMART...stay HEALTHY and have FUN TRAINING this Winter!!!