Spring Base - Week 1 - Gazelles

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Week 1 – February 22nd thru 28th

House Keeping Notes

1. Weekly Schedules are NOT Password Protected 

2.  SPRING Saturday Meetings time is 7:30 am

3. Core/Strength with Darren on Zoom @ 11:00 am on Tuesday  

    Core/Abs with Darren on Zoom @ 11:00 am on Thursday

    30 min class - $5 and payable thru Venmo (@Darren-DeReuck)

    meeting #: 463-600-3626…password: 103802

4. PLEASE NOTE: always check the Website if there’s snow…to see if training is Cancelled

 

Monday 22nd           Cross Train Day

                              Lift Weights/Pilates (Mat or Reformer)/Yoga – 45 to 60 minutes

Tuesday 23rd           Easy/Light Run 40 minutes  

                              Include 5 x 30 sec light strides/60 sec easy within run

                              do light strides after 20 minutes of running

                              Join Darren for Core Strength @ 11:00 am thru Virtual Zoom

                              30 min class - $5 and payable thru Venmo (@Darren-DeReuck)

                              meeting #: 463-600-3626…password: 103802      

Wednesday 24th      Light Fartlek Workout

                              East Boulder Rec @ 6:30 am OR Potts Field @ 5:30 pm

                              PLEASE BRING YOUR MASK...THANK YOU

                              Warm Up 15 min/Stretch/4 x 30 sec strides (45 sec easy)

                              4 x 2:30 min @ marathon effort with 90 sec easy

                              take 2 min active rest after fourth 2:30 min

                              4 x 2:30 min @ half marathon effort with 90 sec easy

                              end 4 min @ half marathon effort

                              active rest = walk/slow run recovery

                              Cool Down 5-10 minutes

Thursday 25th         Cross Train Day

                              Lift Weights/Pilates (Mat or Reformer)/Yoga – 45 to 60 minutes

                              Join Darren for Core Strength @ 11:00 am thru Virtual Zoom

                              30 min class - $5 and payable thru Venmo (@Darren-DeReuck)

                              meeting #: 463-600-3626…password: 103802

Friday 26th              Easy Shake-Out Run 40 minutes

Saturday 27th          Light Tempo Workout from Tom Watson Park @ 7:30 am

                              PLEASE BRING YOUR MASK...THANK YOU

                              Warm Up 15 min/Stretch/4 x 30 sec strides (45 sec easy)

                              10 min @ marathon pace with 3 min active rest 

                              5 min @ half marathon pace with 2 min active rest

                              10 min @ marathon pace with 3 min active rest

                              5 min @ half marathon pace

                              active rest = walk/slow run recovery

                              Cool Down 5-10 minutes

                              Agility/Strength with Coach D @ Centennial Track – 9:45 am

                              weights/thera band - $10/class 

Sunday 28th            Easy Long Run – 70 minutes   

                              Relaxed Pace/Hydrate on the Run

                              Easy 5 min Walk Cool Down

                                                                

Easy/Light/Recovery Run - Conversational Pace/Relaxed Effort

Long Run – 60-90 sec Slower than your Marathon Goal Pace

Tempo/Sustained - Run between 70-80% Effort of Max

Fartlek – Playing with Fast/Slow Speed

Hills - Work on Good Form (drive with arms/relax the shoulders/get up on toes/quick

          turnover/mid-foot strike on the downs/look 5-10 feet in front of yourself)

 

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 close to the tennis courts.

Potts Field – CU Outdoor Track between Foothills Parkway and 30th off of Colorado Avenue

Tom Watson Park - follow the Diagonal Highway to 63rd Street. Go north on 63rd for about a half mile and look for the sign saying Tom Watson Park on your right. Parking Lot is opposite Coot Lake on east side of 63rd Street. DO NOT park @ Coot Lake.

Coach's Notes

Virtual Core Strength training on Zoom @ 11:00 am on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. Join Darren for GREAT strength and core workouts…PLEASE take advantage of these sessions for $5 payable thru Venmo to Darren’s account: @Darren-DeReuck.

Code Yellow is always a great move in the right direction and Group Sizes remain the same…however…we WILL still have three Coach’s for training on Saturday’s so as to be respectful on the trails to other users.

Welcome to Early Spring Training!!! We are flowing straight into training…however…for those joining that were not in the Winter Groups…please make sure to take these next two weeks a tad easier….if the runs feel too long then reduce the time by 5-10 minutes on the daily runs and run the workout days more controlled.

Cadence Boost is something all runners should look to improve on. Research has shown that 180 strides per minute is the optimum stride rate. Foot strike, posture, arm swing and stride rate are all factors when it comes to one's running economy. As you improve each of these technique variables, you'll be able to run faster while using less energy.

Stride Rate is of particular importance because it's indicative of one's overall running form. Runners with loping styles tend to have a lower foot strike frequency, taking longer strides and tending to get more air (bounding) between each foot strike, which means more energy is expended vertically as opposed to horizontally. On the other hand, athletes with higher foot-strike frequency (in the 180 strides per minute range), tend to be more mid- to forefoot strike oriented with greater horizontal velocity, shorter strides and better posture. Their more efficient form yields faster overall running on fatigued legs.

There are several ways to improve your running cadence:

  1. incorporate strides into your easy runs where after 20 min easy you do 5-7 x 30 sec   

      pick-ups where you work on quick turnover and executing perfect form (Tue runs)

  2. run on a treadmill once in a while at your aerobic pace with the incline at 2-3 percent and

      focus on taking shorter, quicker steps as you run the incline

  3. doing drills and plyometric training where you are working on quick cadence and power

Next time we doing a fartlek...in the middle of the interval…count how many strikes you have in 60 seconds and see how efficient you are...that is taking into account the fatigued legs and elevated heart rate. Also, during your long runs as the legs fatigue and you start getting into a rut…count your foot plants in a minute and see if your cadence is dropping off from been efficient…if you have dropped off…inject some pace back into your stride and notice the difference in how you feel when your legs are flowing at a good cadence.

Let's keep working on those SPM’S (strides per minute) and becoming more efficient.

 

 

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