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Tag Archives: intervals
Speedwork using your Garmin 610
A while ago I wrote a blog post about how to set up your Garmin 405 to do speedwork… well here’s how you can set up speedwork workouts on your Garmin 610. Unlock your Garmin 610. Go to the … Continue reading
Wk6 – 8.23M speedwork
Thursday night and I wasn’t dreading the hour of speedwork I had planned. Although I had felt a bit of a niggle on the outside of my right calf, so I wondered if I should be doing it at all. … Continue reading
Run Workouts (using your Heart Rate)
Following on from my post about Heart Rate Training, I thought I’d get some Run Workouts together which are based on your Heart Rate Zones. Remembering there are three heart rate training zones, there are 3 or 4 different types … Continue reading
Wk4 – 7.45M speedwork
After my abismal attempt at 7 miles of speedwork last Wednesday (- I only managed 2.5 miles before stopping the treadmill), I thought I would try a different approach. Here was the plan before last nights run: Run outside, and not on … Continue reading
Wk43 – Circuits wi Gill
Wednesday morning and it was circuits with Gill again at Bellahouston. I wasn’t really in the mood for it as I’d done the long 12 miles the night before, but had arranged to meet her so couldn’t let her down. … Continue reading
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Tagged beat your boots, bellahouston, circuits, gill, heart rate, intervals, push ups
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Lorn’s Intense Crazy Circuits – II
I’ve created a new Intense Crazy Circuits routine for me and Gill to do tomorrow morning…mix it up a bit. 😀 – still the same format: Warm up: 7 exercises repeated 3 times. Main set: 3 sets of 4 exercises, … Continue reading
Wk39 – Circuits wi Gill
Wednesday morning and I met Gill at Bella for circuits. Last week I thought it was pretty easy so I thought I’d introduce sprints in every circuit we did. It did the trick…made us work hard and had the following … Continue reading
Posted in Circuits, Intervals
Tagged bellahouston, circuits, gill, intense, intervals, sweat
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Lorn’s Intense Interval Circuits
My friend Gill has tasked me with coming up with an ‘abs’ circuit so that she can ‘lose her belly’ (not that she has one. but anyway…) I imagine she is expecting a circuit filled with crunches and sit ups … Continue reading
Posted in Circuits, Intervals, Tabata
Tagged basketball drills, circuits, gill, hop squats, intervals, mountain climbers, push ups, sweat, tabatas, thursday, workout
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Wk28 – Run then Circuits with Gill
Thursday morning and I had arranged to meet Gill for Circuits at Bella for 630am. I got there just in time and hopped on the treadmill for an 11 mnute run. I started at 7mph and increased it to 8 … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 minutes, bellahouston, circuits, gill, gym, intervals, run, tabatas
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