This is a recovery day. Did you do your sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups? Warm-up well, keep the 40 minutes relaxed and enjoy the four stride-outs.
The idea is to be in great shape in the fall, so now is the time to build up.
Nikki Hiltz and Cory McGee, 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, photo by Kevin Morris/Kevmofoto
Friday: light run, 40 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 6, Summer mileage, day 5
Monday: light run, 40 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Tuesday: warm-up, relaxed 55-65 minute run in the hills, enjoy the day, cooldown.
Wednesday: light run, 40 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m light cooldown.
Thursday: warm-up, run in the hills, get in 40 minutes in your 65 minute run of hill running, cooldown.
Friday: light run, 40 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Saturday: warm-up, 60 minutes run in a park, moderate pace, with ten-minute hilly runs during the run, cooldown
Sunday: Long run, 65-75 minutes, at a conversational pace