This is hill day #1 in the week. We are not over doing it. In a pandemic, we want to get you quick and in racing shape. But we want to keep you healthy. Stay aware. Check your shoes. We suggest 2 pairs and alternate them. Veteran athletes, and juniors and seniors may consider morning runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
2017 adidas Boston 1,500m, photo by Mike Deering / The Shoe Addicts
Tuesday, Feb 8, 2021: warm up (1 mile easy, stretech), Hill day #1 , 35 minutes run, includes 4 hills, 200m, go up hard, jog down, light cooldown.
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 5, two more weeks in the hills, Day 2…
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.