Class 4

I mentioned this in class, but it bears repeating because it's so unusual. For the first time in my many years of teaching here, attendance was 100 percent for two days in a row. Thank you!

We'll meet at the same spot again on Friday. After a warmup, the run will be one or two miles. You'll try to go faster than Monday at a slightly shorter distance.

TODAY'S EASY HALF-HOUR

(everyone went about 30 minutes; meant to be easy, to recover from Wednesday's run and refresh for Friday's)

Brianna

Jason

Haley

Jasmine

Linfeng

Challace

Jacob

Marissa

Sanna

Dustin

Huimin

Jianguo

Yidi

LESSON 4: MILE TRIAL

The mile time is the most important one in running (at least in the metric-challenged USA). Anyone who hears you’re a runner will ask, “What’s your best mile time?” You soon will be calculating your pace-per-mile on longer runs. Running a mile (four laps on a standard track) right away will tell you what your starting point is. Think of this run as a low-key test, not as a serious race. Run at a pace beyond easy but less than a struggle, and count on improving in later mile tests as your fitness improves.