Early yesterday morning before the sun had come up to join us, Elle and I made our return to the UNC track!
We’re both training for the Tobacco Road Half Marathon, and it was time to get back on track (literally) with speed workouts!
Obligatory sweaty/tired un-cute photo
We had a great workout! Here’s what we did:
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Warm up jog (2 laps – 0.5 miles)
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2 laps of sprint the straights, jog the curves (0.5 miles)
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Boot camp move– Star Squats! These are hard but fun – basically squat down, then jump up and widen your legs and arms. See photo demonstration below (animation made via gickr) – I didn’t get a picture of myself fully extended but you get the idea.
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2 laps of sprint the straights, jog the curves (0.5 miles)
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Boot camp move – pushups with alternating mountain climbers & alternating leg hops
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2 laps of sprint the straights, jog the curves (0.5 miles)
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Boot camp move – triceps dip & balancing leg lifts (Elle demonstrating below!)
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1 final lap of sprint the straights, jog the curves (0.25 miles)
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Cool down jog (2 laps – 0.5 miles)
Great workout! We ended up covering 2.75 miles total for the run portion and left feeling like we got a sufficient whooping.
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I need to buckle down and get some serious homework done today. Happy Wednesday, friends!
Do you incorporate track/speed workouts into your training?