TR Running Thread 2023

If you’re running, then I’d include the warmup and cooldown as part of the run. If you’re talking about dynamic stretches before or after running, then no.

Before all runs, I do about 5min of band work for hip and glute activation before I walk out the door. Then I do about 100m worth of drills and dynamic stretching before I start my run.

On workout days, the warmup is the first 3km followed by 3 strides, then start the workouts.

The medium run becomes the workout. Warmup, do the work out, then cool down. E.g., 3km warmup, 5x1km w/2min rest, 3km cool down. In my case, it’s not 80min, but the work is what’s important. If it’s a tempo workout, you might start w/5km but when that becomes 10km or longer the total time for the workout will also get longer.

Yes. This is basically Barry P (3-2-1). The long run being 1x120min. Even if it takes you longer than 120min to run 21km, it’s enough.

The key point here is that you need to build up to a sufficient amount of time and/or volume before doing workouts. When the workouts start, volume might go down a bit before going back up. Most plans will recommend you already have a base of X km or miles per week. The plans will then progress you to higher mileage by the end.