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McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 19 Day 4 - Yasso 800s
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Horrible night for a track workout, but once out of the house I was very up for the 10 x 800m repeats (or Yasso 800s) ahead of me.
From the […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 16 Day 4
Week 16, Day 4
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + 8 to 10 times Yasso 800s + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Stamina - lactate threshold
Tough workout tonight!
After a roughly 25 minute warm up, it was time to perform one of my favorite track workouts; the Yasso 800’s. For those who’ve never tried […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 12 Day 4
Week 12, Day 4
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + 6 to 8 times Yasso 800s + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Stamina - lactate threshold
Ah, tough workout tonight and I wasn’t sure how my sore shin would hold up. Luckily it turned out to be ok (although I’m not sure what I’ll […]
Some Strides On The Track
After completing Week 2 of my abs program, I headed out into the smog of Virginia Beach for a six mile run. The goal was to run easily to the local High School track, perform several “strides” (actually you may know them as windsprints, pickups, striders or stride outs, but they’re the same thing), and […]
Yasso 800s? Not Today…
After a positive Strendurance workout last night (the second of Phase B), I’d planned to hit the track this morning and run one of my favorite workouts - the Yasso 800s. The idea of the “Yasso’s” is to run 10 x 800 meter repeats at as constant a pace as you can manage. The time […]
Week 16 - Key Run Workout #1
Going into today’s workout I was a bit concerned the plan called for 6 x 400m repeats. Track work usually takes a lot out of me, and with the marathon only 5 days away I didn’t want to risk anything. What’s more, the 400m repeats had to be completed in 78 seconds, which is […]
