exercise – Coach Alex Masidlover

Planning for Groups

I’ve been the coach for Manchester Harriers & A. C. Senior Endurance Group for almost 3 years now; each week I prescribe 3 sessions for the group. I started out by creating a spreadsheet with a technical focus for the week, a fitness focus for the week and then set two sessions that would occurContinue reading “Planning for Groups”

How to Run in Zone 2

I’ve started using Threads a lot more and answering random questions that come up. The one that seems to come up most frequently and I feel I can never quite do justice to answering in a short thread is “How do I run in zone 2? Whenever I try my HR spikes and I haveContinue reading “How to Run in Zone 2”

The Frog

Drawing of a frog in a beaker being heated and not being aware of the changes

Or “How to boil your athletes alive” or, more formally, 12×400 with reducing rest. I’m not 100% sure what inspired me to write this session; we were nearing the end of road and track season and starting to train for the cross country season. Track and road racing tends to have me focusing on shortContinue reading “The Frog”