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Tuesday, December 28, 2004
B is for Better Training
Johan Nasman has won a JWOC title, won this season's PWT, finished 4th and 5th in this summer's WOC races, and was interviewed for yesterday's Norrkopings Tidnigar. Johan described his training:
I run a more intervals now [than I used to]; 20 seconds, rest 15 seconds; 45 seconds, rest 15 seconds; or 90 seconds, rest 30 seconds.
How long?
Between 50-70 minutes, depending on how I feel.
How many sessions a week?
I train 12 times a week; twice a day for three days and then I rest for a day, then I train twice a day for another three days. But, of course, I also do long distance sessions.
I've experimented a bit with the sort of intervals Nasman describes (run hard for a fairly short time, then take a short rest, and keep doing that for say 30 minutes). It felt a lot like a steady tempo run, expect it felt like I was able to work a little harder and maintain a higher pace when I was going hard. My only problem with this sort of session was that I found myself watching the clock. Watching the clock makes a run feel like a chore.
posted by Michael |
7:46 PM
