Running Log Terms

Here is a brief description of some of the terms I use when I describe my training

• Recovery Run - very very easy run after a hard workout, 50-60% effort.
• Relaxed Run - Medium paced run, 65-75% effort.
• Drills (all drills are done in sets of two, 40 meters each set) - high knee skips, butt kicks, karaoke, fast high knees, backwards running, quick 1-2 steps
• Progressive Run - the length of run is split into thirds - first third is very easy (60%), second third is moderate (75%), and the third section is hard (90%). This also may sometimes be referred to as a swing tempo run.
• 60+ Run - This is a long run where the first 60 minutes are ran at regular pace, around 70-75% and the remainder of the long run is around 85-90% effort. On a very long run, this may change to a 90+, 120+, etc.
• Big Ten - This is a strenth-building excercise. 10 Pushups/10 Situps, 9 PU's/9SUs, 8 PU's/8 SU's, 7 PU's/7 Su's, 6 PU's/6 SU's, 5 PU's/5SU's, 4 PU's/4 SU's, 3 PU's/3SU's, 2 PU's/2 SU's, 1PU/1SU, 10 PU's/10 SU's (the 10 at the end is the hardest part). This might sometimes become a Big 11 or a Big 12.
• Pre-Race Warmup - 10 minutes easy, drills, stretch, 10-15 minutes easy, 2-3 15 meter strides.