Sharpen · Week 41
Tue · Week 41Tempo

Cruise Intervals

Threshold volume at higher quality

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Warm-up

  • Easy jog10–15 min

    Longer warm-up before hard efforts — your engine needs to be fully online before the first hard rep.

  • Dynamic drills~5 min

    Leg swings, walking lunges, high knees, butt kicks, A-skips, carioca.

  • Strides4 × 20 s

    Build to ~90% over 20 s, float the last few steps, walk back to full recovery. Primes your legs for fast running.

Main set

  • Cruise reps4 × 1 mi @ tempo (6:40–7:00)

    Threshold intervals: tempo-pace reps with short jog recoveries let you bank more time at threshold than one continuous block.

    💡 Recovery: 60–90 s easy jog between reps. Honest pace, never racing.

Cool-down & stretch

  • Easy jog / walk5–10 min

    Bring the heart rate down gradually before you stop.

  • Calf stretch30 s × each

    Hands on wall, back leg straight, heel down. Then bend the knee slightly to hit the lower calf (soleus).

  • Standing hamstring30 s × each

    Heel on a low step, hips back, flat back, hinge forward until you feel the stretch.

  • Hip flexor lunge30 s × each

    Half-kneeling, tuck the pelvis and press hips forward. Huge for runners who sit all day.

  • Quad stretch30 s × each

    Standing, pull heel to glute, knees together, stand tall.

  • Figure-4 glute / piriformis30 s × each

    Seated or lying, ankle over opposite knee, gently pull the thigh in.

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