Track Workout for Thursday, May 26, 2011

CONDITIONS:
A little muggy. Blame it on the drizzle earlier in the afternoon. Temperature 77*/Humidity 79%/Wind 11 mph S

PARTICIPANTS:
MB, Suzanne, Joe, Mika, Katie, "Dixie"

WORKOUT:
Warm-up - 2x 1mile road loop, 10x 100m striders
Main set, Group 1 - 3x-4x 600m (100m recovery) @ "fresh" pace
Main set, Group 2 - 6x 300m (65m recovery) @ "fresh" pace
Cool-down - 400m walk/jog

RECOVERY:

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Track Workout for May 24, 2011

CONDITIONS:

Temperature 81*/Humidity 69%/Wind 9 mph S

PARTICIPANTS:
MB, Allan, Mika

WORKOUT:
Warm-up - 2x 1mile road loop, 10x 100m striders

Main set - 8x-to-13x 350m (50m recovery) at "fresh" pace

Cool-down - 400m walk/jog

Track Workout for Thursday, May 19, 2011

CONDITIONS:
Warm; there is no doubt in my mind we are truly at the end of the really nice days of late spring. Temperature 79*/Humidity 47%/Wind 8mph S/Clear

PARTICIPANTS:
MB, Allen (Suzanne & g'kids in the big, honkin' sand pile!)

WORKOUT:
Warm-up - 2x 1mile road loop, 10x 100m striders

Main set - 8x 500m (100m recovery) @ "fresh" pace

Cool-down - 400m walk/jog

Track Workout for Tuesday, May 17, 2011

CONDITIONS:
Rather decent. Temperature 72*/Humidity 40%/Wind 9mph NNW/Clear

PARTICIPANTS:
Bev, MB, Suzanne, Scott, Joe

WORKOUT:
Warm-up - 2x mile road loop, 10x 100m striders

Main set - 9x-12x 300m (65m recovery) @ "fresh" pace

Cool-down - 400m walk/jog

Track Workout for Thursday, May 12, 2011

CONDITIONS:

Warm. Temperature 81*/Humidity 62%/Wind 8mph SSW/Clear

PARTICIPANTS:

MB, Fawn

WORKOUT:

Warm-up - 2x mile road loop, 10x 100m striders

Main set - 5-to-7x 400m (100m recovery) at "fresh"-to-"threshold" pace

Cool-down - 400m walk/jog

Track Workout for Tuesday, May 10, 2011

CONDITIONS:
Quite warm, but not oppressive...yet. Give it time. Temperature 81*/Humidity 62%/Wind 8mph SSW/Clear, with scattered youngsters.

PARTICIPANTS:
MB, Suzanne, Fawn, Allan

WORKOUT:
Warm-up - 2x 1mi road loop, 10x 100m striders

Main set - 14x-17x 200m (50m recovery) @ "fresh" pace

Cool-down - 400m walk/jog

Track Workout for Tuesday, May 3, 2011

CONDITIONS:
Surprisingly cool - much to do with the front which came through earlier. Temperature 68*, Humidity 70%, Wind 15mph N

PARTICIPANTS:
MB, Suzanne, Joe

WORKOUT:
Warm-up - 2x 1mi road loop, 10x 100m striders

Main set - 17x-to-20x 160m (40m recovery) @ "fresh" pace

NOTE: Since the "spring racing season" is almost at an end, the focus is on maintenance. Usually that means "boring, meat-and-potatoes" running. The summer heat and humidity will make even the easiest of efforts seem much more difficult.