Sprint workout today!
Jog 800m
20 mins plyo warmups
5 x 200m @85% top speed
Jog 800m
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I know many distance runners don't understand why the reps are so low. A typical distance running speed workout might be 20 x 200m. But those 200's would be done at say one mile race pace. A good hard workout.
But the 200's I did today are much faster - close to top speed. It's impossible for a 58 year old like me to run more than 5 or 6 200's at such an all out effort without risking injury (and/or diminishing returns). Its just a different workout.