byLarry EderIn our weekly schedule, you have three challenging workouts a week, and now, with racing, sometimes, many times, four. The recovery days are quite important. Keep the recovery days light and know that you need to recover from the hard workouts to get the benefit. It is consistency that means the most.
Reaching the finish, photo by Justin Britton
Wednesday, September 20, 2017. warm up, easy 45-55 minute minute run, four times 150 meter stride outs, cooldown, easy
stretching.
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Monday, warm up, 50 minute easy run, 8 x 150 meter stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday, warm up, 20 minute tempo run on track, run pace at 30 seconds per mile above our
current 5k racing pace, so if you run 6 minute pace today for 5k race, run tempo at 6:30 pace, and stay
focused. Jog 800 meters, and finish with 4 times 200 meters, easy jog in between, cooldown
Wednesday, warm up, easy 45-55 minute minute run, four times 150 meter stride outs, cooldown, easy
stretching.
Thursday, warm up, warm up, early season race, jog 20 minutes, finish up with 8 times 40 seconds hard,
jog two minutes in between, then, easy 2 mile cooldown.
Friday, warm up, easy 45-50 minute run with four 150 meter stride outs, then cooldown
Saturday, warm up, early season cross country race, cooldown finish up with , 4×150 meters,
cooldown
Sunday, warm up, 80-85 minutes, in hills, cooldown
