Usain Bolt is really fast, I just watched the 200 m finals and he handed out another really bad beating. That must feel good to have that ability. He is one of the alltime greats.
Enough about him, how about me?? I have been in OK this week and have been working out on a really nice high school track in Catoosa. The Catoosa Indians, home of "The Tribe". I ran the other night on the synthetic track and ran four 200 m sets around 30 seconds. That was without spikes, which makes these 200's around 90% and the last on was 29.5. I finished up with some other speed work and felt great for 6:00 am. The sprinklers were on and that felt good when I ran thru them at the finish. This track was quite busy with several people getting work outs. I was glad to see some other healthy folks.
This afternoon I returned and ran on the grass with barefeet, Even though it was 5:30 PM and 95 degrees it was fun. They water the field heavily and the grass felt like a golf course fairway. I have been stealing a lot of ideas from Micheal Johnson's college training regiment. Today would be his equivalent of "strides" day. Yesterday was a hard day. So, I ran about twelve 100 m strides on grass with barefeet at 75 to 80% speed. This is what I call fun running and it really sets you free, so to speak. It gives you a chance to work on your form and how your hands and arms work.
I have designed about 7 different training routines for different days based on MJ. I will have hard days, speed days, starting days, weight training, stride day, endurance or conditioning days and of course a rest day. I think with my travel schedule and various amounts of training time, this will help me cover all the bases as I prep for the next race and ultimately the Nationals.
6:00 am plane tomorrow and a work out at the gym with my head cheer leader Linda.
Enough about him, how about me?? I have been in OK this week and have been working out on a really nice high school track in Catoosa. The Catoosa Indians, home of "The Tribe". I ran the other night on the synthetic track and ran four 200 m sets around 30 seconds. That was without spikes, which makes these 200's around 90% and the last on was 29.5. I finished up with some other speed work and felt great for 6:00 am. The sprinklers were on and that felt good when I ran thru them at the finish. This track was quite busy with several people getting work outs. I was glad to see some other healthy folks.
This afternoon I returned and ran on the grass with barefeet, Even though it was 5:30 PM and 95 degrees it was fun. They water the field heavily and the grass felt like a golf course fairway. I have been stealing a lot of ideas from Micheal Johnson's college training regiment. Today would be his equivalent of "strides" day. Yesterday was a hard day. So, I ran about twelve 100 m strides on grass with barefeet at 75 to 80% speed. This is what I call fun running and it really sets you free, so to speak. It gives you a chance to work on your form and how your hands and arms work.
I have designed about 7 different training routines for different days based on MJ. I will have hard days, speed days, starting days, weight training, stride day, endurance or conditioning days and of course a rest day. I think with my travel schedule and various amounts of training time, this will help me cover all the bases as I prep for the next race and ultimately the Nationals.
6:00 am plane tomorrow and a work out at the gym with my head cheer leader Linda.
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