Coach Turney Workout 185

Purpose: To increase velocity at V02max (2mile-5k effort). Also improves climbing power.
Hard overall effort – 8/10.

Warmup:
5min easy shuffle jog/walk
20min easy run
2×15 reps per side of Warmup Circuit A – Video
(high knees running, butt kicks, walking lunges, side-to-side shuffle, 2-leg pogo hops)
4x(15sec stride, 45 sec rest)

Workout:
5x(3min hard, 3min easy)
*On the steepest hill available. This will burn!

Cooldown:
10-20min easy run

Effort Descriptions:
Shuffle jog/walk – Very Easy Zone 1. Breathing VERY easy and relaxed.
Easy – Zone 2. Breathing calm enough you could maintain normal conversation.
Hard – As fast as you can run while staying smooth and in control. Due to short recovery, this will land in the 5k-10k race effort.

Scaling options:
Beginners – Shorten the warmup easy run to 10min. 4x(3min hard, 3min easy), 10min easy cooldown.
Yancy OCR Athletes – 8x(1min surge, 1:00 easy jog). Surges should be relaxed sprints, so focus on good form and don’t force the speed. Smooth is fast.