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Session Question : The 10 x 30 sec effort.

by Renato

"I have just been running your week 5, session 1 this evening. (goal sub 4:00) hrs. I had to jump to week 5 because of short time until 27th of Sept. I have one question regarding the 10x30 sec effort 4. I am regulating "effort" after my HR, am I supposed to speed up, wait until HR reach into effort 4 sone, then take the 30 seconds? So, I slow down again...keeping HR in rec.sone for 30 seconds or just slow down for 30 second?"

Answer : When the heart rate says for example 160-174 on a session, then this is the high end of that session. Which means that you will only run 30 seconds. In the beginning of this session you will maybe only reach 160 at the very end of the interval. At the end, you will be closer to 174. So 174 is then sort of the "roof" of heart rate for that session.

For the recoveries, no worries about heart rate, you can just be standing still or just slowly be jogging. Whatever way you prefer it !

best regards,
Marius

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“Sidenote : Shoe Tips For Injury Control

While Using the 100 day Plan"


running shoesI'm often asked what shoes I personally recommend to help stay injury free while running (on the 100 day plan) so I'll add a little bit about it at the end of these Q and A's.

Good shoes are crucial if you want to stay injury free during your marathon journey. In general, the best is to find a shoe that fits your feet according to your foot type.

However, these three shoes will do an excellent job with their mild correction - and will work for most runners :

 

1. Asics Gel Kayano (click for zappos reviews for other runners views)

The legandary shoe from Asics. You cannot go wrong with this one.

 

2. Nike Pegasus Running Shoes

The most sold running shoes ever - and by every model seems to get better and better. About the same weight as the Kayano but the fit is a little bit different.

 

3. Asics GT 2150

The 2150 is a great alternative for the faster work you'll be doing in the 100 day plan. It is one of the few shoes that "feels" like a lightweight one but at the same time has more than enough stabilty to prevent injuries with the marathon type length of some of the interval sessions.

A tips for international (non-US) runners : check out roadrunnerssports.com : Example : Asics Kayano (RoadRunnerssports) they ship worldwide and it can really save you some money on your shoes.

 

regards,

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