Tuesday Training – Schedule for May
During May we continue to work on 5k pace or quicker as we have the 5k series underway and our own Road Mile.
As usual all sessions will begin with a group warm-up, a short spell of easy running and will finish with stretches.
7th May – Mile pace sharpener session!
5 minutes at 10k race pace into repeats of 400m at mile pace, 100m walk, 200m fast, 100m walk, 400m mile pace. Static rest for 2-3 mins or a walk/slow jog recovery lap; repeat for 15 minutes; 5 minutes easy to cool down.
14th May
Choice of 800m efforts at 5k race pace with 200m slow jog recovery for 30 minutes OR 1 min hard/1 min recovery x 6, 3 mins easy jog, repeat the 6 x 1, 3 mins easy jog.
21st May
Choice of ‘Supersets’ – 200m sprint, 600m 5k pace, 100m walk, 300m mile pace – 2-3 mins rest (self-timed); repeat for 25-30 minutes
OR 4 x 4 mins at 5k race pace with 2 mins jog recovery
28th May
Mixed pace session: 5 mins at 10k race pace, 1 min recovery, 5 mins at 5k race pace, 1 min recovery, 5 x 1 minute at mile pace with 2 mins recovery; 5 mins at 5k race pace.
