2017 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals Recovery Training Program, Week 3, Day 1, Happy Years Day!

Happy New Years!

Today is the first day of 2018. Enjoy your last day of holiday and have some fun. Enjoy your run today, of course, do it with friends.

NIKE presents #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross Country newsletter, celebrating cross-country, Issues, 1-14, Back Issues, Winter 2026

#CoffeewithLarry, Episode 834, January 12, 2026, From Tallahassee Mud to Georgia Indoor Fire! Part 1 (24 minutes)

This Day in Track & Field, January 13, Dick Buerkle Breaks World Indoor Mile record with 3:54.93 (1978), the story behind the story, by Walt Murphy

2018 should be an exciting year. Remember to treasure each and every day!

Untying your racing flats, after a well run race, photo by Justin Britton

Oh and remember to check out a new pair of HOKAONEONE running shoes.

Here’s the workout for today:

Week 3, Before racing indoors (a Saturday race), week 3

Monday: warm up, 4 miles easy, 8 times 150 meters stride outs, cooldown

Tuesday: Day off, or 30 minutes of walking, easy running

Wednesday: warm up, Two miles on track, sprint straights, jog turns, cooldown

Thursday: Day off, or, 30 minutes of walking, easy running

Friday: warm up, 4 miles easy, 4 times 150 meters stride outs, cooldown

Saturday: warm up, race a 1000m, mile or 3000/3200m, cooldown

Sunday: Relaxed Long run 70 minutes.

Or,

Week 3: Recovery Week 3:

Monday: Day off, or 30 minutes of running, walking

Tuesday: Easy 4 miles, warm up and cooldown

Wednesday: Day off, or 30 minutes of running, walking

Thursday: Easy 4 miles, warm up and cooldown

Friday: Day off, or 30 minutes of running, walking

Saturday: Day off, or 30 minutes of running, walking

Sunday: A nice, relaxed run of 50-60 minutes, enjoy the scenery

And in between seeing Star Wars new movie, check out the video and results at HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals.

To learn about our sponsor, please go to 2017 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals, which opened August 15 and ends at 11:59 P.M. on December 12, 2017.

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

Author

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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