SRR Track

You must be a SRR member to participate in the workouts regularly but if you are considering track/SRR and would like to check us out, you are welcome to come to a session as a guest.

During the spring, summer, and fall we meet at the Tufts outdoor track (the “Ellis Oval”) on Tuesday evenings. During the winter we meet at the MIT track on Wednesday evenings. Please contact Coach Joe O'Leary if you have any questions about track workouts.

Pace chart is located here. Look up your 5k race time or pace on the far right and you can see your complete list of recommended paces

About our pace terminology:

We use the pacing system designed by legendary coach Jack Daniels. It assigns each runner 3 sets of paces corresponding to a desired intensity. The paces are:

THRESHOLD - About your one-hour race pace

INTERVAL - VO2 max pace. About the pace you could hold in a race that lasts 10-15 minutes

REPEAT - About the pace you could in a race lasting 3-4 minutes

You can determine your pace set using one of the many online calculators. For example, go here and enter a known race distance and time. Then click on the “Training” tab below to see your paces. (I suggest ignoring the “Easy” tab. We don’t use it in workouts and frankly, I find it faster than I like to run on most days)

Tuesday May 7 - 7:00 PM at Tufts

Tuesday May 14 - 7:00 PM at Tufts

Tuesday, May 21 - 7:00 PM at Tufts

Tuesday May 28 - 7:00 PM at Tufts

Tuesday June 4 - 7:00 PM at Tufts

Tuesday June 11 - 7:00 PM at Tufts

Tuesday June 18 - 7:00 PM at Tufts