75-90 minutes, moderate running, if you are racing 1500m-5k
60-70 minutes if you are racing 800m to 1,500m.
Cooldown slowly,
hydrate,
get wet clothes off asap,
recover
Josh Kerr showing off his new singlet, photo by Brooks Running
Larry’s Deep Thoughts: Long runs are key to your training. We suggest one a week for 14-18 year olds, and keeping the mileage under control. Each workout should have a reason, no trash miles here.
This is the special make for Josh Kerr. This is the Brooks Hyperion Elite LD from Brooks Running
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.
