Hopefully you enjoyed the Tokyo Olympics as much as we did! We were already excited about getting the team back together soon and the upcoming season. But watching Molly Seidel earn a bronze medal in the women's marathon was thrilling. If you haven't watched the video of her approaching the finish line, you need to! Just make sure you have the sound on and scroll to about 4:18 of this video (click on "Watch on Youtube"...
Molly's effort, along with the so many of the performances over the last two weeks in so many sports really drove home the truth in Nelson Mandela's quote about the power of sport...
For some reading for those of you so inclined, and all of you should be so inclined, below are links to two articles leading up to the Tokyo Games about Molly's journey. There is so much great information.
Reminder to be checking emails and texts for more detailed info to come regarding the return week. Make sure you have all Compliance and Sports Medicine forms submitted! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT US!
Training for this week moves into the aerobic long specificity phase, i.e. longer aerobic efforts generally between 80-90% of VO2max (or Tempo to Critical Velocity):
Tue: 1600's @ ~80-85% effort, r= 3' (w= 3-4 / m= 4-5) Can substitute w/ 5-6' efforts if no measured loop or track available
Fri: Easy Tempo to Tempo progression run (start at ~70% and progress to ~80% (w= 4-5 miles / m= 6-8 miles) Can substitute with one of the fartlek efforts you have been doing if needed, or can also substitute with just a straight ~75% Easy Tempo effort
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