Lindsey Anderson

COOL!

If only I could be in good of shape as an out of shape olympian, I'd rule church ball!

Right on!

Good Luck!

Lindsey,



I'm wondering if you would share a little info about any interval training you might do? ... See More



How often do you do interval training and for how long? What's the work & rest duration? Do you check your heart rate and what range do you stay in? Do you run hills or just on the flats? How do you cool down and how do you recover, stretch, etc.? What benefits do you notice from intervals?
I know this is more of a topic than a specific question. Thanks.

Richard Webb

Richard,

When I'm in my regular interval training I do at least two days (sometimes three) of interval training per week. So a normal week would look something like this:

Monday - 30 min morning run, 60 min afternoon run. Tuesday - 30 min morning run, Interval workout in the afternoon. ... See More
Wednesday - (same as Monday).
Thursday - (same as Tuesday).
Friday - (same as Monday).
Saturday - 90 min long run (sometimes with a 4 mile tempo after the first 60 min, which is where the 'sometimes three' workouts comes in).

As far as the actual interval training goes, I do a variety of different workouts including: tempo runs, power runs, mile repeats, 1000m repeats, 400m repeats, step-down workouts (ex. 1600m, 1200m, 1000m, 800m, 600m, 400m), etc. During different workouts I'll have different paces and different amounts of rest. Usually hard workouts last anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half including the warm-up and cool-down. I usually do about a 3 mile warm-up and 2 mile cool-down. (Just easy jogging.)
I also stretch and do ice baths as well. Ice baths are a wonderful recovery tool, but stay in it no longer than 12 min.

The biggest benefit I see from interval training is being able to handle a harder pace for a longer amount of time. Basically it's training your body to better handle lactic acid build-up so you can run faster longer.

As for the hills, I do a lot of my distance runs on the trails by Weber State which gives me a good amount of hill work.

Anyway, I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any more questions.

Happy Running!
Lindsey

Nice work! How long is your running break, a few hours? Haha.

Congrats Lindsey!!! You are amazing!!! Keep on runnin'!!

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Lindsey, we wish you the best of luck in Paris! You and Mark were great examples to Tanner...I thought he would struggle seeing exercise as more than just working out Mark you are awesome, thanks for all you did. We will continue to stay posted on your progress and he as well as our family are cheering you on!

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