Friday is an easy day. Keep it easy. Keep it light. The body needs to stay healthy.
Shelby Houlihan and Nikki Hiltz, 2019 USA Outdoor Champs, 1,500m, photo by Courtney White
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 : light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 2, beginning the year’s training, Day 5…
Monday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Tuesday: warm up (1 mile easy, stretech), Hill day #1 , 35 minutes run, includes 4 hills, 200m, go up hard, jog down, light cooldown.
Wednesday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Thursday: warm up (1 mile easy, stretech), Hill day #2 , 35 minutes run, on trails, includes two long hills (3-5 minutes), cooldown.
Friday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Saturday: warm up (1 mile easy, stretech), Hill day #3, hill Fartlek, 30 minutes, 3 times 5 minutes, 5 k pace, 5 minutes easy, cooldown.
Sunday: Long run, 50-55 minutes, at conversational pace.