Wednesday Night Track Workouts January-February 2025

Happy New Year to All!

Following are workouts for the next two months. Looks like we are in for a cold winter, so prepare accordingly, including a thorough warm up. Cancellations due to weather conditions will be posted on website and sent to WhatsApp message group.

January 8: Given snow and ice conditions, track may not be available. Suggested workout: 4-6 x 800M @ 10K pace. 200M jog recovery. This can be done on a treadmill, or mimicked by a (safe!) street/road workout such as 3:00 "on" and 1:00 recovery. Forecast is for bitter cold, so be safe!

January 15: 4-5 x 1000M @ 5K pace (adjusted for weather conditions). Slow 400M jog recovery.

January 22: 3-4 x 1-Mile @ 10K pace. 400M recovery. Finish with 2 x 400M @ 5K pace, 200M recovery.

January 29:12(+) x 400M @10K pace, 100M jog recovery.

February 5: 6 to 8 x 800M, 5K pace, 400M recovery.

February 12: (Coach absent). 3 x 2000M, 10K pace, 400M recovery.

February 19: (Coach absent) 2 x 20:00 Tempo Pace runs. 3:00 recovery.

February 26: (Tentative): 5000M Time Trial. Details TBD.

 

Directions to Track

Track workouts are held on the track at Washington-Liberty (formerly Washington-Lee) High School.

From Washington DC: take I-66 east to the Glebe Road exit, turn right on Glebe, right on 15th Street for about 0.4 miles, to Stafford Street, turn right and cross over I-66 and the school is on your left.
From Vienna and points west in Virginia: take I-66 east to the Fairfax Drive exit, follow Fairfax Drive for about 0.8 mile to Stafford Street, turn left for about 0.3 miles and the school is on your right.
From Alexandria: take Glebe Road going north until turning right on 15th Street, and proceed as from DC.
Metro: Washington-Liberty is a short walk from both the Virginia Square and Ballston Metro stations (Orange/Silver lines).

Upcoming Events

DCRRC Belle Haven 8K
Sun, Jan 26th, 2025, @7:00am
RRCA Club Challenge 10M
Sun, Feb 23rd, 2025, @8:00am
Book Club
Sun, Mar 16th, 2025, @4:00pm
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The DC Road Runners Club is a member of the Road Runners Club of America and is also affiliated with USA Track & Field. We provide a year-round schedule of running events that offer everyone a chance to participate regardless of age, gender, or athletic ability.