Yasso 800s
Pre-Frederick Marathon Yasso 800s In The Newton Gravity
After yesterday’s failed attempt at the Yasso 800s – a popular pre-marathon test which allegedly will accurately predict your marathon finish time – I was keen to have another go today. Also, with Saturday’s Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon fast approaching, I wanted to keep Thursday and Friday free from any quality runs to leave [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 19 Day 4 – Yasso 800s
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 Running web site: The theory behind Yasso 800s is that your time in minutes and seconds for a workout of 10 times 800 meters [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
