August 4 – August 10 Training Schedule

Shamrock Training Schedule AUGUST 4 TO 10 — MORE HIGH-OCTANE INTERVALS We are deep into Phase 3 training now. This week the feature track workout is a again a set of 1000-meter intervals at I pace. The essential value of I training is explained by Dr. Jack Daniels in this passage of his book, Daniels’ Running Formula: “According to my studies […]

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July 28-August 3 Training Schedule

We are continuing in Phase 3 of the training season and approximately 11 weeks from the October 15 Time Trial — the date our general program is working toward. As previously mentioned, “I” workouts will trigger adaptations that increase the heart’s ability to pump blood, the lungs’ capacity to take in oxygen, and the muscles’ efficiency in utilizing oxygen. These […]

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Shamrock Training July 7 to 13

Suggested Key/Quality Workouts for July 7 to July 13 This is our final Phase 2 Training week. In Phase 3, we’ll begin infusing “I” workouts into track nights. “I” stands for interval. The purpose of I training (within the Jack Daniels training approach we are using) is to maximize aerobic power.   In our forthcoming I workouts, we will be […]

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