Mondays are recovery days. A long run day, a hill day, a speed day, and a race day are hard days. One must plan recovery days and know that recovery days allow the body to manage the stress of hard training days.
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Monday: AM for advanced: 30-minute run
Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 4, Fall Cross Country Racing Season, Day 1
Monday: AM for advanced: 30-minute run
Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Tuesday: warm-up, 6 x 800m, 3k pace, 30 minute run, moderate pace, 6 x 200m stride outs, cooldown
Wednesday: AM for advanced: 30-minute run.
Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m light cooldown.
Thursday: warm-up, Hill repeats, 300 meter long hills, jog back to start, repeat 6 times , then, 30 minute run, moderate pace, go to flat surface, 6 x 200m, 20 minute cooldown
Friday: Advanced athletes, take light AM 30 minute run.
Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Saturday: warm-up, Race 5k, 30 minutes, plus 6 x 250m stride outs, cooldown
Sunday: Long run, 75-90 minutes, at a conversational pace