Track Tuesday Run Workout 6:15 AM

RBSC/RADAR Tuesday AM Track Run Workout – 5/25 – Hill Series begins!!

Some good news and bad news.

Bad news first:

The track will be closed from June 14 through September 23^rd.  

Good news:

Tiger hollow is getting a wonderful facelift including a brand new track.

Covid rules are relaxing.

In person races are returning.

We have a 9 week hill series beginning tomorrow thanks to Steve Mortinger that can start and finish in the RHS parking lot.    There will be a non hill and/or walking option for anyone not wishing to run hills.   Parking lot, grass field routines and other fun variations can be extended to Sept 23^rd. 

 (All levels of runners are welcome.  Workouts and pace can be modified.)  

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WORKOUT HERE:    https://rbsc.wildapricot.org/

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS/ RUNS/ RACES: 

• UCONN Health Half Marathon           June 5, 2021  (at least one Ridgefield runner is doing this – put on by HMF – event is in Simsbury CT)
• NYC Triathlon                                     July 21, 2021
• SWC Margarita 5K                              July 30, 2021 (registration open)
• TriRidgefield                                       Aug 29, 2021
• Pavement Ends (trail)                         Sept 12, 2021 (registration open)
• Ridgefield Half Marathon                    Oct 17, 2021
• Redding Road Race                           Oct 31, 2021
• Check in with RADAR for more weekly group run opportunities

 (All levels of runners are welcome.  Workouts and pace can be modified.)

Location: RHS Track 6:15 AM:

1. Warm up lap ~ 1 mile
2. Dynamic warm-up (5 mins)
3. Drills followed by Hill/Tempo work [2 X 50 butt kicks, then 2 X 50 skipping over 800]

• 1 X 800  Marathon pace.  Recovery:  walk back to 100 start to begin hills
• 6 X Access Road Hill from the gate to the top [P= 60% strider pace up hill.]  Walk back down to gate & repeat. 
• 2 X 800 Marathon pace. Recovery:  100 yard Walk ~ 3 miles 

1. Cool down laps [work in 4 X 100 backwards jog in final 800] ~ 1 mile
2. Lateral drills and static stretching (10 mins)

Total run distance ~ 5.5 miles  

Weather.c is forecasting a 6% chance of precipitation and 50 degrees (feels like 49) at 6 AM.   (Will be much warmer for stretching at the end.)

As always, feedback and workout suggestions are encouraged and appreciated.