Base training – week one
So ends my first week of base training. The variety of running styles made a welcome change from just running the usual route and I can see how this is going to prepare me for the rigours ahead. The interval training was probably the hardest and most exhausting because the continual running at a sustained fast pace for several minutes, which is tougher than it sounds.
The long tempo runs were also a challenge, having to run at a moderate pace, just below my aerobic threshold, in order to increase my stamina. Hard work. After that I had another week of easy mediu-length runs to recover, then it is on with the same schedule repeated but to a higher intensity. That means longer runs, longer interval periods and more jogging up hills. Great!