11/7 Q3: Thursday Quality Workout

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Woburn Irish American Club

Group leader: Assistant Coach Tom

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Q3 Workout: Threshold Pace Tempo Workout (if not racing this weekend).

  • Warmup: 1-2 easy plus striders.
  • 3-4 miles at Threshold pace
  • Warmdown

Distance: You should do no more than 10 percent of your weekly mileage of total T pace in any one workout. So for this workout do no more than:

  • 5 miles at T pace if you’re running 50 miles a week
  • 4 miles at T pace if you’re running 40 miles a week
  • 3 miles at T pace if you’re running 30 miles a week
  • 2 miles at T pace if you’re running 20 miles a week
  • 1 mile at T pace if you’re running 10 miles a week

Pace: Calculate your Threshold (T) pace at https://vdoto2.com/calculator by plugging in a recent race or time trial performance.

Purpose: T pace training is great for working on endurance and lactate threshold. It trains your body to hold a faster pace for longer.

Course option: A suggested course that will fit this workout is the following 8 mile “Mystics to Harvard out and back” course: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/286556794 This course tries to limit exposure to air pollution, and aims to avoid hills to facilitate a steady T pace.