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Runervals Time Saver I Workout – 5k Cruise Intervals

Not much time to train tonight so I just settled for a 30 minute treadmill workout courtesy of the Runervals Time Saver I DVD. Designed to maximize your training in the least amount of time, Runervals Time Saver workouts will help take your performance to the next level. The Time Saver I DVD contains 3 [...]


Six Mile 10k Strength Builder

Just to break things up a little, I decided to follow Coach Troy Jacobson’s 10k Strength Builder treadmill workout; a 50 minute workout designed to improve your anaerobic threshold, strength and sense of pacing. The workout, set to upbeat music which can be turned on or off, starts with a 10 minute warmup at a [...]


Runervals 4.0 Up, Up & Up! The Hill Climber!

Had an opportunity tonight to try out yet another workout in the Runervals DVD series – this time Runervals 4.0 Up, Up & Up! The Hill Climber! As you’ve probably guessed by the title, this 50 minute high intensity workout is all about increasing your hill running speed and endurance. I’d already completed two tough [...]


Two-In-A-Row 10k Strength Builder

Here we go again. After not running on the treadmill for at least a couple of weeks, I decided on another 10k Strength Builder workout this afternoon. I didn’t run at full 10k speed for fear of injuring myself, but performed the 5 x 6 minute intervals at quite a good pace and ended up [...]


Back To The Treadmill

Haven’t had a treadmill workout for a couple of weeks and with the weather not too great this afternoon, decided today was as good a day as any to start rebuilding my “10k Strength“. As always, the workout was a challenge, but enjoyable and very rewarding. I must admit I wasn’t totally looking forward to [...]


Runervals 6.0 Time Saver I Cruise & Tempo Training

A little bit pushed for time tonight, so I dusted off one of my least used Runervals DVDs and performed a nice short cruise/tempo run. This 30 minute “Time Saver” workout consists of a 5 minute warm up, followed by 4 x 4 minute efforts at 10k pace and 5k pace with one minute recovery [...]