The Sunday long run gave me strength and time to consider the week prior and the week before. For much of the late 1970s and most of the 1980s, Sunday runs were two hours of time with no radio, TV, just some chatting with my training partners. The long runs just give you the time to put your weekly life in perspective.
Enjoy the run.
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Sunday, 3 May 2020: Long runs, 70-75 minutes
2020 RunBlogRun Spring Track & Field Training program, Buiiding strength, Week 18, day 7
Monday: warm up, an easy 45 minutes, 6 x 150 m stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday: warm up, 50 minute run, go out easy for 25.5minutes, come back in 23.5 minutes, cooldown, (Holmer Fartlek)
Wednesday: warm up, an easy 45 minutes, 6 x 150 m stride outs, cooldown
Thursday: warm up, 15 minutes easy, tempo run, 20 minutes, at pace 30 seconds above your ave mile pace for 5k now. So, if you ran 18 minutes, you can run 20 minutes at 6;20 mile pace, this is not to exhaust you, but to build you. 20 minute cooldown,
Friday: warm up, an easy 45 minutes, 6 x 150 m stride outs, cooldown
Saturday: warm up, 45 minute run with eight hill charges (at 2 minutes), cooldown
Sunday: Long runs, 70-75 minutes