I know nearly every blade of grass in the field where I do my intervals, and each one looks remarkably like the last blade of grass.
Any suggestions on how to make interval training less boring?
Making intervals less boring
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top tip is to do it with other people, not only will the competitiveness of being with other people keep you occupied but you're more likely to run harder and hence have a more benficial session if you're with other people.
if however meeting up with other people isn't possible or convenient then you could introduce a 'fartlek' session instead of you're intervals session. find some terrain and go for a run, but instead of running ata constant pace introduce bursts of speed or periods of continued higher effort.
if however meeting up with other people isn't possible or convenient then you could introduce a 'fartlek' session instead of you're intervals session. find some terrain and go for a run, but instead of running ata constant pace introduce bursts of speed or periods of continued higher effort.
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top tip is to do it with other people, not only will the competitiveness of being with other people keep you occupied but you're more likely to run harder and hence have a more benficial session if you're with other people.
I have a dilemma that I could do with some advice on. My running club puts on a track session on a Tuesday which I am going to and find beneficial for precisely the reason above. But I also go to a pub quiz about 90 minutes later (time for a good bit of pasta, protein and so on) and have a couple of pints (and maybe some crisps etc., ahem) and sit in a smoky atmosphere for a couple of hours. Now do I actually achieve anything by doing this? Would I do better to find another session, or try and do the session on my own? Or is it nothing to worry about? I'd like to be a bit stronger over the whole course when I run a race.
Thanks.
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Re: Making intervals less boring
Matt L wrote:I know nearly every blade of grass in the field where I do my intervals, and each one looks remarkably like the last blade of grass.
Any suggestions on how to make interval training less boring?
As has been suggested you can run with other people and mix up your sessions a bit, but when it comes down to it you have to accept that training can be boring. Steve Hale famously trained twice a day seven days a week 52 weeks a year and I bet he found some of it dull and repetetive - but he still did it. Think about what you will achieve at the end of it.
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I agree with Kitch - I find warming up boring, but during intervals themselves I'm concentrating too much on my running, and I'm too exhausted, to have time to think about being bored. I generally find that keeping count of the number of intervals I've done is about as much as I can cope with!
Training with other people is a great idea , or vary the type of interval you do each week.
Another way is to practice map exercises while doing intervals. eg Have a map with a course on it at your rest point; in the first rest memorise a leg, then in the next leg draw it on to a blank piece of paper and memorise the next leg etc. Loads of things like that you can do, although not necessarily in the constant hurricanes we seem to be having at the moment...
Training with other people is a great idea , or vary the type of interval you do each week.
Another way is to practice map exercises while doing intervals. eg Have a map with a course on it at your rest point; in the first rest memorise a leg, then in the next leg draw it on to a blank piece of paper and memorise the next leg etc. Loads of things like that you can do, although not necessarily in the constant hurricanes we seem to be having at the moment...
The more I think, the more confused I get...
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