Aerobic Run

Instruction

Run at a comfortable pace (not jogging) for the duration of the run. You should be able to converse.

Important Points

These will be your recovery runs in later phases so always finish such runs knowing you could have run faster and further.

If you need a recovery day afterwards you are running too hard.

Rate of Perceived Exertion

3 - 5

Adaptation

Aerobic

Skill

Knowing your recovery pace

Biggest Mistakes

Starting out too fast.

Running too hard and tapping into anaerobic metabolism.

Clock-watching and pushing the pace to arrive at a pre-set idea of what it should be rather than allowing it to come naturally.