Summer Running, Having a Blast!
Now that we’ve all got a groovy song stuck in our heads, and the birds are chirping earlier and a little louder; let’s use that motivation to dust off your takkies and hit the road or trail!
We have pulled together three interval training programs to get you going from any level;
1. Returning to running following an injury or a long break of 1 month or more
(See this article for details)
2. Return to running following a minor injury or a break of 1 month or less
(See our next article for details)
3. Return to running following a minor injury or a break of around 2 weeks
(See our next article for details)
The programs come from Blaise Dubois’ “The Running Clinic“; an essential guide for every runner! Follow the link to find loads of fantastic info and content.
“The Running Clinic is an organization providing continuing education to health professionals that has grown to become a global reference in the prevention of running injuries.”
Walk / Run Interval Program 1
Returning to running following an injury requires a calculated progression. Depending on your condition and symptoms, customize the time taken to complete this program by repeating training sessions or modifying recovery time between sessions.
This 8 week program will take you from 16 minute (mostly walking) workout to a full 30 minutes of running.
The intervals switch between walking and running, starting with just a minute of running at a time and building up over the program.
If you’ve been off your feet for a while, this is the place to start!
Free Beach Bod!
If you’re feeling adventurous, why not try all three programs in a row? It will give you a full 3 months worth of interval programming and will get you your beach-bod just in time for the December holidays!
Let’s kick things off with Interval Program 1, we’ll check in with a follow up email in a few weeks with programs 2 and 3.
Happy trotting!
