Marathon season is here! With RUN NYC’s 26.2 Training Program in full swing, September offers a number of opportunities to test your physical conditioning in order to peak in time for your fall marathon.
On any given day, runners will battle heat, cold, hills, trails, early morning runs, late-night runs, running alone or elbow to elbow with thousands of fellow runners in the midst of a race – all requiring dedicated training like no other. With motivation the ever constant battle, options in your training help to get that first foot out the door. And a new running addition to the West Side Highway in NYC finally provide you a perfect training counterpart to Central Park loops.
Free Nike Sport Music workout when you recruit three or more friends to join the Human Race. The 10k Treadmill Training coached run is designed to get you prepared for the 10k distance through treadmill training.
Hello Coach Jay,
I’m about to register for the Human Race this August 31st. I run about 2 miles a day. I wanted to know, being that this will be my first 10k, will I be ready when August 31st arrives? What would you suggest I do in preparation for it?
Registered for the Nike+ Human Race? This workout is free when you run on race day. The 10k Training Quick Run is perfect for those days you need to get a workout in, but have limited time.
First, don’t ever ignore the stress that heat presents to the human body. I vividly remember being in a human physiology class as an undergraduate and learning about various feedback loops, the key point being that the body does not like changes in internal temperature or blood pH; you’re body cannot work optimally if it’s 80 degrees outside, let alone 95 and 80% humidity. Similarly, there is a reason that so many people run PRs at the Stanford meets at night; the air is cool!
Each week, Coach Jay answers the best training questions we receive from you! If you have a question you want answered, email CoachJay@nike.com, and stay tuned to next week’s “Q&A with Coach Jay”!
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