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Uploaded by Ryan From Flotrack | May 18, 2011

Workout video- Molly Huddle, the American Record holder at 5000 meters in 14:44.76, will look to make her first US Track and Field World Championship team this summer. Molly Huddle made big breakthroughs on the track in 2010 while she also set her PR for 1500 at 4:09. Huddle currently ranks #6 in the world at 10k and #11 in the 5k. She was one second off her 10k PR at the 2011 Stanford Payton Jordan Invitational where she hit the Olympic Games 'A' qualifying standard. Check out this workout with Molly Huddle and her coach Ray Treacy that took place a few days after the 2011 Mt. SAC Relays.

Workout:
10x600 starting at 1:45
Rest - 1:30 between reps

Speakers: Molly Huddle, Ray Treacy

Categories: Workout

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48 comments

Nicole 1 year ago

I love the ending with the no music, just breathing. I peaceful kind of way to end it!

The Ol' Rube 1 year ago

Ok, mate, if you can sub 4 in high school and you're from America, you're either Jim Ryan, Marty Liquori, Tim Danielson, or Alan Webb. And only one of those guys did that in the last 40 years! I don't know where you're getting your information from but, as others have posted, your comment is to be lol'ed at.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

you can add 2 years at least to most of the Kenyans age's. when Komen broke world records when he was 23, those close to him knew he was at least 26!! Why do you think they disappear so quickly?
Mate, if you can run sub 4 in high school and college.. you can sure as hell run sub 3:50 as a senior. If not, something is wrong.

The Ol' Rube 1 year ago

/Anyway, this is why america has a huge amount of junior and collegiate athletes who can run sub 4 but somehow cant crack the senior level. America should be dominating like kenya is with the amount of runners coming out of high school and college, but all the talent is left on the track, burnt out./

Do you realize the difference between a sub 4 mile and a sub 3:50 mile?? I doubt it. It's very different from the difference between a sub 5 mile and a sub 4:50 mile in case you're wondering. And last time I checked, most of the Kenyans are world class before the age of 22, the same age that most American collegians graduate college.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

molly is awesome

Living Vicariously 1 year ago

Too short. Otherwise awesome work.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

Look at that stride angle! She could be setting WRs if she increased it a bit

Tyler S 1 year ago

Really good job with the camera work. Great video, and workout. She has such clean form, it's nice to watch.

Paul Hannsen 1 year ago

Lol at several things. First of all she has done really well. Second of all Lagat himself said after the workout he does those same runs in like 1:301:32 8 weeks from now. Third of all she says in the workout "I dont know pace very well" when she hits the first 7 within half a second of each other. Also this is not very far off race pace btw I mean shes trying to run sub 1440.

TP 1 year ago

Damn, I love the sound of spikes on a track.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

not sure I understand how molly can get on a track as a pro and others pros like leo cannot. weird....not saying I think molly should not be allowed, but whats the deal.

Molly was at the Brown University track in Providence, RI. Leo can't be on a track with a paid coach, on a public track, in Texas. I don't know much about the Texas law, but I would venture to guess he, or any pro could be on a public track in Texas, as long as they didn't have a paid coach with them, or they could bring their paid coach, to a private track (so long as the owner allowed them). I don't think RI has a similar law, and regardless, they are Brown's Campus, which is private.

ivan 1 year ago

Lagat's workout was a fartlek at much slower speeds. Much different to this one. I don't wish to argue. I like Molly and hope she does really well, I just don't understand why some people persist with long hard efforts when that is not the type of running they can expect in a race. I'm not talking about a whole program. Increasing aerobic capacity is the most important thing throughout the year. I'm talking about the weeks prior to competition when training should be specific for your event.
Anyway, this is why america has a huge amount of junior and collegiate athletes who can run sub 4 but somehow cant crack the senior level. America should be dominating like kenya is with the amount of runners coming out of high school and college, but all the talent is left on the track, burnt out.

xctrackxc 1 year ago

not sure I understand how molly can get on a track as a pro and others pros like leo cannot. weird....not saying I think molly should not be allowed, but whats the deal.

King Track 1 year ago

I don't get this workout.
If there was long rest's after every 600 in a 5000m race i would.
What does this workout do for an athlete other than teach it to run with rests?
There are no rests in a race, and you don't run faster than race pace in a race.
seems simple to me.

I did think the video was well done, flotrack are good at what they do.

oh yeah. you can also argue you dont run longer than a race, so why long runs. are you never run slow, so why jog at all. your argument is flawed on so many levels. if you think the elites should train at race pace at race distance, you are ed and i hope you are not a coach

great workout 1 year ago

This is actually an awesome workout. Ivan, last week we saw Lagat do a very, VERY similar workout, except it wasn't on a track. Are you suggesting that he is wrong? You can't go from progressive tempos, long runs, long fartleks, etc... to 100 meter sprints. This is an up-tempo (faster than race pace but still submaximal VO2max) medium interval workout that is meant to make race pace feel easier. 90 seconds is not "long rest" when you are hitting 1:45 for 600....10 times. Oh yeah, 8-10 minutes rest is absolute garbage. If you're issuing that much rest, I hope to God you're athletes are at least jogging in between, otherwise, don't be surprised when they pull a hamstring.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

I find myself watching everything that Ray Treacy is in just so I can hear him talk.

nrh 1 year ago

I really liked the end of the video, when the camera was moving along with Molly and all you heard was her breathing. It captured what a track workout feels like.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

@ Ivan, are you joking? Under that logic she should just time trial her event everyday. This is a speed workout. Speed workouts are great for developing kicks, improving running economy, and making your normal pace feel slower/more relaxed.

Speed workout?? your kidding mate. You can only develop speed with bursts from 20-150m and thats useless without the endurance to be able to use that speed at the end of a race.
Obviously you cant time trial every day, thats not what I'm saying. I'm saying slow down to race speed and have less rest. e.g 10x500m@1.44 (14:40) with 100float recovery. You could even start with 1000m then do 8x500's etc. you would be better off cutting out the rest periods than lowering the pace.
There is a time for intervals but they should be at maximal speed with very long rest. eg. 3-4x400m with 8-10min rest.
@coward, there are too many olympic athletes to name who dont do this training. If being able to perform 10 repetitions at a high pace was the key to running, then there would be an abundance of champion athletes in every country.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

Longer videos I like the new format but a little longer please!

Sean OLeary 1 year ago

too short! too technical! where is the style i have learned to love?

mudlover 1 year ago

love this vid and i think molly is great! (in a quiet sort of way, of course.)

Living Vicariously 1 year ago

Letsrun > Flotrack

That's like saying dial-up > T1 line.

RK 1 year ago

Grow up dude. And if that's not possible, at least move over to Let's Run.

Letsrun > Flotrack

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

@ Ivan, are you joking? Under that logic she should just time trial her event everyday. This is a speed workout. Speed workouts are great for developing kicks, improving running economy, and making your normal pace feel slower/more relaxed.

Anonymous Coward 1 year ago

I don't get this workout.
If there was long rest's after every 600 in a 5000m race i would.
What does this workout do for an athlete other than teach it to run with rests?
There are no rests in a race, and you don't run faster than race pace in a race.
seems simple to me.

I did think the video was well done, flotrack are good at what they do.

Really are you serious, faster than fast pace intervals are critical to achieving faster times. THis workout is geared more to getting her used to running at a relatively fast pace for a reasonable amount of time. Are strides not important because you dont get rest in races. Aerobic base is very important but probably just as important is to be able to run close to VO2max. Can you name one athlete who doesn't do this type of interval training and is at the Olympic level in a middle distance event?

Ivan Ljubjic 1 year ago

I don't get this workout.
If there was long rest's after every 600 in a 5000m race i would.
What does this workout do for an athlete other than teach it to run with rests?
There are no rests in a race, and you don't run faster than race pace in a race.
seems simple to me.

I did think the video was well done, flotrack are good at what they do.

Mike Marlin 1 year ago

WOW might be my new favorite thing about flotrack's videos... and you know what, i fully support what ryan hall said below.

SimpleRunner 1 year ago

damn molly huddle is looking sexy.. wish i could be those shortie shorts right now

My comment was directed to the brilliant author of this Jr. High-ish statement.

kennyloggins 1 year ago

I also agree with the fact that the video was much too short. A workout wednesday day can never be too long. The warm up, the drills and strides, all that extra stuff is what needs to be shown. 4 minutes is just too edited and smashed together. A 15 minute WOW would get watched, you the junkies on this site wouldn't sit and watch the whole thing, come on now hombres!