Caroline Yarnell asked if I'd like to help out with training the Junior Striders. Given they meet at Passmore Reserve (effectively my backyard) and it's something I've been keen to get into, I jumped at the chance. Also this week it fits into my plan of dropping the mileage and increasing the quality.
So turned up after a 2km warmup and we did what Caroline called "1km pickups". The route was the path around Passmore Reserve, so 1km is 1.5 laps. You get into teams of 3. First guy runs half a lap and is joined by the second guy. They both run half a lap together and you're then joined by the third guy. All three run half a lap together where the first guy drops out, etc. Effectively it means you're doing 1km reps with the rest between being the time it takes one of the guys to run a full lap. In practice, as you're picking up and dropping your teammates as you go, the pace is kept pretty constant.
I was with the 2 fastest juniors - Luke and Kieran. My first couple of reps were pretty manic (2:57 pace) as Luke and Kieran were showing the bravado (and speed) of youth. As the reps went on, their enthusiasm and pace waned a bit and it felt increasingly easier. My pace times went 2:57, 2:57, 3:03, 3:03, 3:09, 3:03. Then we did some relays (3 x 250m) and some run-throughs.
Was good fun and had a good chat with some of the kids later on. About 9km all up.
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