This is Garrett Heath, who races from 1,500m-10,000m on track and now focuses on the trail races. He was a fine cross country runner, winning the Great Edinburgh Cross Country Festival on several occasions, photo by Dan Vernon.
Garrett Heath turns 37 today! He is now focused on trail racing. For most of his career, Garrett raced from the
1,500m to the 10,000m. He is a fine cross country runner and he now has taken that strength and moved to the
trail races, testing himself from 25k and beyond.
You had a tempo day yesterday, so today is a recovery day. Keep it simple.
You are fit, focused and primed. Keep the stress down, sleep well, hydrate well and manage your week.
For those who have big races this weekend, keep it light.
Your workout for today warm up slow, 45-55 minutes, 6 times 150-meter stride outs, cooldown.
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
