Weather

We've talked before about the changing weather, especially in the spring. That means come prepared for any conditions, just about every day. It also affects our workouts. It doesn't make a lot of sense to take large periods of recovery (while doing faster intervals), if it means allowing the muscles to cool off too quickly. At a minimum, this can cause a slow or inefficient start to the next interval as your muscles get back into the effort. At worst, this can lead to an injury.

During most of the XC season, we are able to plan the workouts well in advance, knowing that the running conditions will generally be favorable. During track, we have to take the opportunities as they come. The good news is that later in the season, when we want to do faster intervals with more recovery, the weather tends to be much more cooperative during track season, and we are able to head into the taper period with better control over the workouts.