Hi,

I've just recently been a HIIT convert for less than a week now, having done the regular 30 minute steady state running for almost four months (5x a week).

I do my routine in an Olympic-size track oval where I blast it out at the straights and walk on the curves. I do this cycle 7-8 times. I have a hard time keeping track of the minutes while doing the sprints thats why i decided to do this routine instead. Am i doing it right? Is this a form of HIIT? Any suggestions?

you have made a wise choice by choosing the oval track. The square ones require that you slow way down in order to make the turns.

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Sounds like you are doing it right.. As long as you are truly sprinting -- as fast as you can go on the straight portion and walking to recoup. I personally wouldn't be able to pick back up and run the very next straight section at a full blown sprint, but I haven't been running like you have for the last 4 months either.

Push yourself to your limit and then beyond on your sprints, and then recoup and it seems like you have it.

When I did HIIT, I was sprinting at 12mph on the treadmill for 15-20 seconds and then walking for like 1.5 mins to cool down before I began again.

Good Luck.

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