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Sep 2021
18m 50s

10 x 800m (Training Session Explained)

METS Performance
About this episode

Another great session sent through by one of our listeners.
Session Details:
4km warm up & strides

Main set:
10 x 800m @ 120% Threshold Pace, 90s jog recovery
4 x 200m max speed, 2min passive recovery

2km easy cool down

Check out what we think, what we'd change and more in this episode.

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