Well hello there folks!
So tomorrow (well.. today), I am back to work until Wednesday. Oh, the joys of working while being a college student. Very odd hours. Here, I am deciding to be a good girl and head to bed at 8 @ night, instead of my typical 12 or 1 am sleeping pattern I've had recently. Well, unfortunately in mid-deep-sleep, my boss calls me to ask if I would like to catch more hours next week. Bleh! Now, I am sitting here wide awake, and I have to be awake again in 6 hours. This is no good.
Anyway... I did a cross training work out on my bike because of the amazing weather here in Minnesota. Rode for 8.4 miles.
My work out tomorrow is as follows: 30 minute run, and 6X100m strides.
Ever wonder what strides are? Striding by definition is a much shorter distance run at a faster pace. Typically 10X100m.. Some say it should be a sprint, others say a controlled faster pace. I find myself doing something in the middle.
Do's and Don'ts of striding.
Do up the pace.
Don't lose form (mid-foot, accidental over-extention, etc.)
Do do (haha do do!) it after a medium run such as 30 minutes like I am going to do.
Don't do a stride if you are out of breath before you start: either, slow down your stride pace, or shorten it.. Maybe a 10X50m.
Who should do strides?
By all means anyone can start striding a long with me, however striding is for those of us that want to up the speed on our longer distance running.. It is meant for longer distance runners, or medium distance runners. I would say anyone doing anywhere from a 5K to a bazillion miles (just because I know some of you run way more than I can even imagine at this time.) Strides are meant for these types of people, because if done often enough and correctly, it will make it easier to run faster on longer runs.
Check out this site if you want more tips and tricks to striding.
http://www.runquick.com/corcorn/strides.html
Hope everyone had a good and safe Friday. Happy weekend!
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