The snow that has blanketed UGA has everybody stuck inside and away from the gym. Seeing as how biking outside may be a little dangerous as well, let's play it safe and go with a nice track workout. Most people at UGA have access to a track, and it is probably the safest place to run given the icy conditions (even if you can't see the track buried underneath all the snow).
Warm-up:
1 mile
Try to do 4-6 strides just to get a feel for using an up tempo in the snow.
Main Set:
10 x 800 meters at goal pace
No more than equal recovery in between each 800 (thus if you hit 3:30 800 then take no more than 3:30 rest. Doing less recovery time is fine).
4 x 400 hard effort
Cool Down: (do in this order)
1 mile cool down
Get into a warm place and stretch lightly
Cook up some hot chocolate and relax... that was a hard workout
Total distance: 8 miles
P.S.
The idea behind Yasso 800s is that if you want to run say a 3:30 marathon then you shoot for running 3:30 minute 800s 10 times and this will help to develop your ideal pace for the marathon. This sounds crazy but we actually did this when I was running at Wofford and I swear it worked.
http://zenhabits.net/10-great-workouts-to-spice-up-your-running-program/
Check out the above link for more info.
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