This week's speed workout will be at Chief Hosa in Genesee. Meet by
the "Y", just below the lodge, at 6:00pm.
Workout: Hill repeats, about 0.3mi, on a non-technical dirt road;
you can use road shoes. We'll run hard up, jog easy down, and repeat
for about 30 minutes. If you get there late, after parking, jog along
the dirt road to the left of the "Y", for about 3/4mi, until the road
turns 90º right. We'll run hard from there, the bottom of the hill, by
I70, to the 3-way junction above.
These workouts are for runners of all abilities. (The only exception
is for beginning runners or those coming back after a long lay-off.
You should build a good base, with lower effort, and gradually longer
runs, before you start doing speed work.) The group stays in a compact
area (e.g., short loop or out-and-back), so no one will get left
behind. We run for time, not distance, so we'll start and finish
together. The route is designed typically with the hard efforts on
climbs and/or non-technical terrain; descents and rocky terrain will
be easy efforts. The purpose is to combine track-like speed workouts
with power training for hills.