I loved this time of the season. During the winter, I would either race indoors or outdoors at all comers. I either ran 3000 meters or 2 miles. I loved the simplicity of the race, eight laps on a 400 meter track, or 22 laps on a short 160 meter track. I liked to race often, and this distance helped sharpen me for the spring races that mattered. It was also short enough that it did not beat me up.
These shoes are made for racing, photo by PhotoRun.net
Saturday, January 20, 2018: warm up, race 1k, mile or 800 meters, cooldown, if you do not race, then, two miles on track,
sprint straights, jog turns, cooldown
Week 1, Beginning of track season
Monday: warm up, 4-5 miles easy, 4 times 150 meters stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday: warm up, 50 minute fartlek, ten times 2 minutes hard, 2 minutes easy, five times, one minute hard, one minute easy,
cooldown.
Wednesday: warm up, Easy 55-60 minutes, cooldown, on soft ground
Thursday: warm up, 50 minute fartlek, five times five minutes hard, five minutes easy, cooldown
Friday: warm up, 4 -5 miles easy, 4 times 150 meters stride outs, cooldown
Saturday: warm up, race 1k, mile or 800 meters, cooldown, if you do not race, then, two miles on track,
sprint straights, jog turns, cooldown
Sunday: Relaxed Long run, 65-70 minutes with friends, at pace you can talk. Long runs are all about the socializing and building endurance.
