Tuesday Night Interval Training
On Tuesday evenings, a group of PARC runners meets at a nearby track for interval training. Runners of all abilities are welcome to join in the fun. Club members can obtain weekly updates, including location and the proposed workout, by subscribing to the PARunClub Yahoo Discussion Group.
Time and Place
The intervals start at 6:30pm, so show up early to have time for a proper warm up. Currently, Tuesday night intervals are held at Angell Field track (Galvez St at Campus Dr on the Stanford campus). Meet at the corner of the track nearest the Track House.
Locations change through the year based on weather, lighting, and facilities availability. In the past year or so, the group has run at several area tracks, including Angell Field, Stanford Stadium, Sequoia HS (Redwood City), and DeAnza College (Cupertino). Occasionally, a special non-track workout is conducted in the Palo Alto Area (see Sample Workouts, below).
Interval Training Coordinator
For more information about Tuesday Night Intervals, contact .
Sample Workouts
The following is a sampling of workouts from the past year. Each of these workouts is preceded by a warm-up (easy 10-15 min run, stretching, etc), and followed by a cool-down (easy 10-15 min run, stretching, etc).
Hollow 1200s
•  4x1200m, (2nd lap about 10sec slower than 1st & 3rd laps), 1 lap jog break after each
Partner 800s
•  1600m at approx. 5k race pace, 1 lap jog break
•  split off into pairs of roughly equal running ability
•  each pair runs 4x800m as follows:
-  runner 1 starts (runner 2 rests)
-  after runner 1 completes first lap, runner 2 joins in for 1 lap
-  runner 2 completes 2nd lap (runner 1 rests)
-  repeat
400s
•  10-12 x400m, 1/2 lap jog after each
'Mile' Repeats
•  4x1600m, 1 1/2 lap jog after each
Stepdown (Pre-Race workout)
•  1600m at approx. 5k pace, 1.5 lap jog break
•  1200m at approx. 5k pace, 1 lap jog break
•  800m, 1 lap jog break
•  2x400m, 1/2 lap jog break after each
Inverted Pyramid
•  1200m-800m-400m-400m-800m-1200m
with 1 lap jog after the 1200s & 800s, and 1/2 lap after each 400
Hill Repeats
(on Valpariso Ave from from Altschul Ave up to the end at Hallmark in Menlo Park)
•  5x uphill, jog down after each
Holiday Intervals at Christmas Tree Lane
(Fulton St between Embarcadero Rd and Seale Ave)
•  ? x0.9mi course, with recovery jog down Christmas Tree Lane after each