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Yes, at the track. Last night I was just following the person in front! We get pretty good numbers of runners of similar pace, which really helps. I think I've got good pace judgment generally, although for reps longer than 400 I tend to have "lap time" showing on the Garmin, which I might check after 200, then every lap; or I just run to feel and it's usually pretty consistent anyway. You need to concentrate when the "A group" run past doing their 400's in 65 or something. Oof!
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The track is the obvious place for interval training, but even if it's not at the track I find it a lot easier to do reps over a defined route, rather than programming into a watch, so that you've got a defined end point to aim for. I've got various non-track venues that I use for a change of scenery and/or for longer reps or tempo sessions where I think too much track-bend running might be a bad idea. Measure out standard distances, e.g. mile/km, or just random distances if laps are more convenient. (Off the top of my head, Sutcliffe Park = 0.85 miles, Dulwich Park = 1.05 miles, Millwall Park = 0.5 miles, Greenwich Park flat figure-of-8 loop = 1.2 miles, etc.)
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@philpub do you program this interval stuff into a watch or just have amazing concentration?! Or was it at the track thinking about it...
I’m at a point where I want to start doing some intervals but not sure how I’ll remember what length, pace I’m trying to keep.