2017 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals Fall Cross Country Training Program, Week 20, Day 6: The Big Race is here!

This may be the biggest cross country weekend of the year in North America. From high school state meets to regional college meets, the weekend of November 3-4 is huge for cross country.

You have worked out for 23 weeks now. You are fit, warm up well and run your race. With 300-500 meters to go you need to put all that you have into it. How will you do? This is how you challenge yourself! Can you get one more competitor in the final straight?

Coffee with Larry (on You Tube), May 6, 2025, Thoughts on Grand Slam Track Miami, Shanghai Diamond League, and my Chat with BBC!

Galen Rupp at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon; Deep thoughts on how you build a long term career!

GBTC Remembers 1975!

Getting ready, photo by Justin Britton

Good luck!

Saturday, November 4, 2017. warm up,big race, warm up well, race well, cool down, consider your race.

As you begin running again, please consider the HOKA ONE ONE training shoes.

To learn about our sponsor, please go to 2017 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals, which opened August 15!

Want some inspiration? Then, check out the video below, which highlights the 2016 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals. It should inspire you to ask coach if your team can compete in it. All teams are welcome and it is free! See how your team ranks across the U.S! Here’s the video: http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=190549#ooid=E2OHhiODE6d19qhv14SIqSXQX088IklV

Fall 2017 HOKA ONE ONE, Fall XC Training Program, week 20

Monday, warm up, relaxed 45-50 minutes of running, 8 x 150 meter strideouts, 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, 3 miles on track jog turns, sprint straights, running at race pace, cooldown

Friday, warm up, easy 45-50 minute run with four 150 meter stride outs, then cooldown

Saturday, warm up,big race, warm up well, race well, cool down, consider your race.

Sunday: warm up, 85-90 minute modereate paced long run today, watch for any injuries from your race day, cooldown.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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