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YASSO 800’s and Meatless No Bake Lasagna

The speed workout this week was warm up miles with 8 to 10 Yasso 800’s and a few miles cool down. In short, it went well with the help of Zoey and the treadmill. Actually, I can’t call the workout a true Yasso 800 workout but more like 800 repeats/intervals. Why? I ran with the Zoey-monster myster and it was her longest on-the-leash run yet. She ran crazy we had to stop for water at the local gas station and then take a 3 to 4 minute rest break. She works so hard and loves running so much, I’d give [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-12T18:00:42-04:00March 12, 2013|Vegetarian|5 Comments

Yasso’s Yes? or No? and Ratatouille Pasta

This week’s speed work was 800 repeats or some would call them Yasso 800’s. The Yasso 800’s are for marathoners looking for a very specific time goal. A lot of folk do the Yasso repeats then a lot of folk say they don’t work. I incorporate them into my workout simply for variety. How to do the 800’s: First of all, the name "Yasso" is from Bart Yasso, a well known distance runner who popularized the workout. This is how to do a Yasso 800 workout: Convert your marathon goal time in hours and minutes to minutes/seconds. Example: If your [...]