Dashing Whippets Running Team

Training Run

Jan 14 Thu 7:00 PM

Location: East River Park

East 6th St
New York, NY 10009

Attendance: 10 people attended.
5.003 (3 ratings)
Who organized?
Matthew and Rich H

We are going to start doing training runs on the East River and meet at the track in East River Park east of the FDR at East 6th Street. This will give us the flexibility to do speed workouts or distance runs up the East River or over the bridges.

An example of a typical workout would be a one mile warmup, 4-6 mile repeats at the pace determined here: http://www.mcmillanru... with a 3 minute rest, and a one mile cooldown. I will post the workout a few days before each Thursday so everyone can figure out their pace.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

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Naomi
I'm probably going to start before 7 since I'm not as fast as the rest of you...See you guys there.

Posted Jan 14, 2010 3:37 PM
Scott B.
Tonight I'm going to meet folks at the track, but in the future I'm definitely going to take Amy up on her offer...

Posted Jan 14, 2010 10:38 AM
Amy
People can also store bags and change at my office 50 Cooper Square at Astor Place. Just come after 6 and call 212-529-5252 x1025. So I can send down the elvevator.

Posted Jan 13, 2010 1:36 PM
Scott B.
Matt posted the best link to the McMillan Calculator. For lazy people like me, here's a shortcut -- this file shows recommended paces for Speed Interval or Cruise Interval workouts for various 10k times between 11mm and 6mm: http://files.meetup.com/1454408/McMillan_Speedwork_Paces....

Posted Jan 13, 2010 12:43 PM
Rich H
i guess that means i need to do 3:09s to bq! http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255...

Posted Jan 13, 2010 11:29 AM
Matthew
Hey all,

Let's do 800s today. That's two laps. Use the link above to calculate your paces (use the speed workout pace for long distance runners). We'll rest for a one lap jog in between and try to do 6-8 repeats.

Posted Jan 13, 2010 11:28 AM
Rich H
hey jess -- it's not that bad. but i'll let people do a bag drop at my office (632 broadway, 10th floor between bleecker and houston). come by after 6:30pm and we'll leave at 6:45pm sharp!

Posted Jan 12, 2010 2:16 PM
Jessica
I'd like to try to come to this one.
There was some talk before about it being in a bad neighborhood? I don't really know the area at all. Would I be Ok walking over by myself?

Posted Jan 12, 2010 2:13 PM
Rich H
It's supposed to hit 43 degrees -- shorts weather! I can't wait to run.

Posted Jan 11, 2010 11:52 AM

Who attended?

10 attendees
- Rich H
  
  Whippet Organizer, Pacer (7:30-8)
  
  “ Speed workouts are tough! We did 8x800m. I ran them in 2:59, 3:10, 3:17, 3:13, 3:09, 3:16, 3:16, 3:11. Almost all in my McMillan range of 3:11.2 to 3:20.1. http://connect.ga.... Afterwards got some grub in Brooklyn at La Taqueria. ”
- Amy
  
  Captain/Pacer (10:00)
- Mike A.
- Joana
- Betsy
- Naomi
- Patrick McDonnell
  
  Pacer (7:30-8)
- Matthew
  
  Whippet Captain, Pacer (7-7:30)
- Megan
  
  Captain/Pacer (8:00-9:00)
- 1 former member