2017 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals Fall Cross Country Training Program, Week 25, Day 7, Loving your long runs

Long runs in December. Sometimes snow, sometimes cold, sometmes rain, sometimes, brighty, sunny days.. Most long runs were those special days that did much for me, and are part of my memories.

Make memories today.

Ruth Chepngetich and Charles Lokir win the 2023 Kenyan national cross country championship titles

Two weeks featuring the 3 biggest cross country events in Kenya

Coffee With Larry, Gary Goettelmann, some thoughts on Gary and his influence on Bay Area Running

Racing championship races, photo by Justin Britton

Sunday, December 3, 2017. warm up, 80-85 minutes, in hills, cooldown

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 24

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, two miles on track, sprint straightways, jog turns, cooldown

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

Saturday, warm up, Big season cross country race, cooldown finish up with , 4×150 meters,

cooldown

Sunday, warm up, 80-85 minutes, in hills, cooldown

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 50-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." Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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