Many talk about alternative training. Two of my favorite stories come from Ron Daws, the US Olympian who ran the 1968 marathon and Emil Zatopek, who won gold in 1948, and 1952 and, then ran the marathon in 1956.
Ron Daws had to get a workout it, but he was having a challenge with the time. He had some old clothes to put on to workout and so, he ran (it was bitterly cold outside) up and down the stairs in his office space to get in his run, dried off in the old clothes, and went back to work. He got his run in.
Track spike, circa 1924-1928, photo courtesy of adidas Communications
Emil Zatopek had promised to do the laundry one evening, so he filled the tub with clothes, put in the laundry soap and water, and ran on the clothes, in the tub for two hours!
Enjoy the workout!
Your workout today, May 11, 2022, is: Wednesday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes, moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
2022 RunBlogRun Spring Middle Distance Daily Track Training (800m-5000m), Week 18, Day 3
Monday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday: Warm-up, 30 minutes moderate running, 12 x 200m, cut downs, 100 m walk-jog between, cooldown
Wednesday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes, moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Thursday: Warm-up, 4 x 600m, 1500m pace, 400m jog, 6 x 150m, stride outs, cooldown
Friday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x100m stride outs, cooldown
Saturday: warm-up, primary race distance or, 3 miles, sprint straights, jog turns, cooldown
Sunday: 70-75 minutes moderate pace, on trails
