2018 HOKA ONE ONE RunBlogRun Spring Training, 800m-5000m, week 8, day 5, an Easy day of running

After yesterday, you would expect an easy day, and here it is. Enjoy!

Friday, March 9, 2018: warm up, 4 -5 miles easy, 4 times 150 meters stride outs, cooldown

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2025 Summer Mileage Program, June 28, 2025, track is over, keep it relaxed, Saturday of the first week off.

2025 Summer Mileage Program, June 27, 2025, track is over, keep it relaxed, Friday of the first week.

Heading to workout, photo by Justin Britton

Week 8, starting to get into early season

Monday: warm up, three miles on track, jog turns, sprint straights, 4×150 meters strideout, two miles easy, cooldown

Tuesday: warm up, 16 x 200 meters, at current 800m pace, with 200 meter jog, on grass or track, cooldown

Wednesday: warm up, Easy 55-60 minutes, cooldown, on soft ground, 4 x 150 meter stride outs

Thursday: warm up, 2 sets of 8×400 meters, 200m jog, 800 meter jog between sets, 400 meters at mile pace, 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. Prefered race distance, 1k one week, 1 mile one week, 2 mile another. cooldown. If no race, 45-50 minute run.

Sunday: Relaxed Long run, 70 minutes with friends, at pace you can talk. Long runs are all about the socializing and building endurance.

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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