$40 a la carte
Included in Gold Level!
Included in Silver Plus!
While many people training for a half or full marathon focus on long runs and the endurance aspect of training, speed and pace work play a very important role and should not be overlooked! This Training Team season we are offering the option to participate in a structured weekly speed workout with the guidance of a coach.
Last season we introduced Yassos to Training Team and it was so well received (we’re talking PRs, baby!), that we wanted to make sure our Spring participants got a chance to experience them.
Let’s have “yeah so much fun” with Yasso 800s each week this spring! Yasso 800s were created by the famous Bart Yasso – the “mayor of running” and Runner’s World’s Chief Running Officer. The workout system is simple and has proven to be a successful for thousands of runners every year. The workout consists of running 800m intervals each week. The eventual goal is to complete 10 x 800m (with a 400m rest) at the same pace as your goal marathon time.
In other words, if your goal is to run a marathon in 4 hours (4:00), your goal pace for the 800s would be 4:00. We will start with 4 or 5 intervals and progress toward 10 by the end of season. For those racing a half marathon, don’t worry, there is a simple conversion we can apply to make these work for the half marathon as well. This will surely be a new and exciting approach to our half and full marathon speedwork sessions. We hope you will join us!
Yasso Much Fun Wednesdays will go from January 30 – March 27.
We will meet at Meramec Community College. All workouts start at 6:30 p.m.
The workout package is included at the Gold Level and Silver Plus Level but can also be purchased separately if you choose to participate at the Free Level.