Inventive Interval Sessions

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fetcheveryone Jul 2013 9:35am, 17 Jul 2013 13,241 posts	0 fetcheveryone boab's certainly sounds brutal! Deegeetervals? Any more suggestions?
What The Actual Fleecy Jul 2013 9:40am, 17 Jul 2013 10,718 posts	0 What The Actual Fleecy I think they should be called BeeGee DeeGees
mushroom Jul 2013 9:50am, 17 Jul 2013 650 posts	0 mushroom I like pyramid intervals, as part of a longer run, but you've probably got this already covered 1 min faster, then 2, 3, 2, 1, with maybe a minute recovery between. And then I might do it all again
sheri3004 Jul 2013 9:52am, 17 Jul 2013 17,238 posts	0 sheri3004 Going back to a couple of pages ago - I count my steps, in fact I nearly always have a step count going on in the back of my mind, for some reason I can't not. Sometimes, for a laff, I do "intervals" (I use the term loosely) in a pyramidy style where I run fast for a certain number of steps, recover for a certain number, increase the number with each one until I've had enough, and then decrease back down again.
DeeGee Jul 2013 10:18am, 17 Jul 2013 14,592 posts	0 DeeGee I absolutely love pyramids.
DeeGee Jul 2013 10:18am, 17 Jul 2013 14,593 posts	0 DeeGee Except we go eyeballs out for up to 5, with half as long recovery.
Frobester Jul 2013 10:20am, 17 Jul 2013 23,185 posts	0 Frobester I know drills are a necessity, but I guess pyramids are a drill I dislike the least...
Velociraptor Jul 2013 10:23am, 17 Jul 2013 26,220 posts	0 Velociraptor Pyramids have the advantage of providing a bit of diversion for your brain while your body is being half-killed
Spleen Jul 2013 10:24am, 17 Jul 2013 430 posts	0 Spleen The Paarlauf sounds similar to something we've done at running club a few times - you partner up and both of you run (both at best effort pace) in opposite directions around the lake / square / whatever you're using, high five as you meet in the middle, then run back. For a longer variation, run out, high five, reverse, pass each other, keep going round the other way, high five again, reverse and finish - so both of you have done two full laps (one in each direction). The advantage is that partnerships don't need to be of equal ability as the slower runner doesn't have to go as far, but, ideally, you should still finish at the same time. One game I have played a couple of times - give everyone a training cone to carry (the kind that are almost flat) and run round / along a marked route on a timed interval (e.g. one minute). When the whistle goes at the end of the interval, everyone drops their cones and jogs back to the start. On each interval you try to pick up your cone and move it along a bit further before the whistle goes. Repeat five times. I generally add five seconds to the last interval to give everyone a final chance against their fatigue.
Wriggling Snake Jul 2013 10:35am, 17 Jul 2013 4,601 posts	0 Wriggling Snake we do that, and you keep going util you can't reach the cone 2 times in a row