13 A Standard Warm-up
How to warm up – before races, race rehearsals, speedwork, MMs
- Walk gently for three minutes
- For 6-10 minutes, walk more than you would on an easy day: if you would normally run for 3 minutes/ walk for 1 minute, use a 1-1. If you normally run with 1-1 start with 15 seconds run/45 seconds walk or 20 sec run/40 sec walk.
- Get into your usual run-walk-run strategy for 6-10 minutes
- Do 4-8 acceleration-gliders. Gradually increase speed to that you will be running that day. No sprinting!
- Walk for three minutes and start the workout, race, etc.