Workout Wednesday | 4 sets of 600 + 300 repeats | VO2 max Session

[@TheDeterminedRunner]

Great job on the consistent training Reto, another week in the bag 👍

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Thanks Martin. Yes, 4 weeks to go to the Yeti 100 M ultra.

[@MihaiGoRunning]

Love how you’re turning those speed bumps into stepping stones, Reto! Keep up the awesome work, dear old friend!

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Thanks for the positive analogy, Mihai. Great way of looking at the ups and downs of training.

[@SwimBikeRunStu]

Putting the work in 💪👊

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Thank you. One step at a time.

[@raleyadventures]

You and being a keen bean ey Reto 🤣🤣 Then again thats most runners, it's all in the mind and changing the mental attitude 🧠 You're smashing it yet again in my eyes 🔥🔥

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Thanks Ryan. The path of progress is not linear, and sometimes progress is messy. We have to keep grinding and the long term progress will reward us.

[@Johan10683]

Stumbled into this great and inspirational channel today, liked and subscribed. Will follow your journey with great interest. How young are you Reto?

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Hi Johan, thank you for your kind comments and following our journey. I'm probably a super masters runner lol (60+). I'm still learning and I think there is huge potential for any runner, regardless of age, to explore what is possible.

[@RunThePlanet]

Spunds like you and coach know what your doing and when to throw the towel in. I usually complete the workout plan even if im jogging the last few sets, if i cant do the whole plan at full pace i like to at least get the mileage in at some effort, thats just me though ay 😂😂 Your coach will tell you im crazy im sure. Thanks for another track update video, really enjoy it 🎉🎉 and the summer heats always holds us back so im sure your get it next time 💪💪

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Matt. Yeah, coach pushes me to continue, but there are times when I prefer to turn the page and come back the following week. There is merit to both approaches. I haven't been training at this level as long as you have, and I'm about 12 weeks into weekly track workouts. We're making progress and starting to see the improvement from consistency.

[@RunThePlanet]

@@RunFreeandStrong Ofcourse recovery is important too so when you call it early sometimes it means recovery is a bit shorter I guess, so you know yourself best, and make the right call 😃😃 Your progressions really good anyway, we can see you working hard !!

[@AndyCliffMTB]

First🚀

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Thank you!

[@AndyCliffMTB]

Hi Reto, I’m getting the feeling you need to ease off on the intensity, focus on the longer lower HR runs/hikes. Just my thoughts from watching the track series from the beginning. You’re a month away now, maybe gradually reduce and charge up the batteries before the Y100🤔

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Hi Andy, thanks for watching and the feedback. The 10-week plan includes 2 weeks of taper, week 1 is 50% volume reduction and week 2 is basically no volume. It's important to maintain intensity and reduce volume. I will talk about this a little more, including the why. Yes, I will continue to focus on b2b long runs.

[@AndyCliffMTB]

@@RunFreeandStrong I just felt you’d been pushing yourself a bit too hard based on what I saw, but you know your body and you have the plan😊

[@RunFreeandStrong]

@@AndyCliffMTB I ran the first set too fast. Going up and down the ladder, it's important to adjust the pace for different length of repeats. I'm a work in progress.

[@markg99]

Sounds like the gas pedal got jammed down and nothing was going to slow you down!

[@RunFreeandStrong]

Hey Mark, thanks for watching and unfortunately because the gas pedal got jammed, I quickly ran out of gas! 😂