Picking Up the Pace!

All right TRY-ers...it is time to pick up the pace in 2013!  There has been a great turnout for preseason TRY so far this year.  I hope everyone is able to join in tomorrow for another great workout.

For those participating in the workout, the group will do quarter miles.  I probably won't participate, but Aaron will join you for a 1 mile warm up at the group pace, 4 quarter miles faster with a quarter mile easy in between, and a 1.25 mile cool down at the group pace.  For each quarter, you should be at 10k pace or slower.  It should be a little faster than you are used to, but it shouldn't be difficult.  Once you finish your interval, jog back to the remainder of the group and help them finish their quarters.  If you can't jog and have to stop, you did your interval too fast.  The quick stop is hard on your body, and it would be great to see everyone get away from that.

If you would like to do something different, please break free from the group at the beginning of the run and join us for a walk around Angela's triangle at the end of the evening.

If you don't know what pace to go, feel free to ask me, and I will try to help.  I still have to ask for pace advice after 20 years of doing this!  It always helps to have a sounding board no matter how long you have been at this.  Remember that your pace should be dictated by your fitness level for this time of the year, and you always should do what is best for you.

The goal is to ramp up your fitness slowly for you goal race without risking injury, and we should be helping each other be successful as a group.  We all have been guilty of running too hard and have ended up with injuries.  I'm hoping this approach will get us all to the end of the year with healthy bodies!

--Kelly :)