by Larry Eder
Saucony Carrera XC, photo by Saucony Racing
In my day, we were told to train in heavy training shoes, to build up our feet and leg strength. Then, when you got into a pair of racing flats, you thought that you were flying. In the 1970s, there was a 4.5 ounce racing shoe from Reebok and one fro EB, the company that made the first Lydiard shoes (Eugene Bruting, I believe).
I remember that one of my competitor schools trained in army boots to really get them tough. And we bought into this!
Today, you have both light training and racing shoes. The issue is, I believe that there are probably as many over use injuries as in the 70s. The key is to use running shoes as the equipment that they are. A recovery day shoe, which could be your long run shoe as well, and a lightweight shoe for fast stuff.
Goodluck to all racing this coming weekend in the FootLocker West and the NXN! If you are done with cross country and think you have a good effort left, then, find a fast, flat 5,000 meters and see how fast you can go!
Saucony RBR Cross Country Training, Champ Weeks, Week 23, Day two
Tuesday: warm up, 4 x 800 meters, 400 jog, at current two mile race pace, 4 x 300 meters, cut downs, meaning each on is faster than one before, cooldown
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