Brooks Coach Focus: Julian Florez, Brooks Beasts Track Club, How to Set up a Weeklong Training Program for High School Cross-Country Runners?

Julian Florez is the Assistant Coach for the Brooks Beasts Track Club.

RunBlogRun #1: Julian, how would you set up a weeklong training program for high school cross-country runners?

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Julian Florez: I recommend a long run (60-75 minutes), threshold work and a speed session.

RunBlogRun #2: How do you deal with race days?

Julian Florez: While you can train through some early race days, race days are hard days.

Julian Florez, Brooks Beasts TC Assistant Coach, photo by Brooks Running

RunBlogRun #3: How do you suggest a threshold day?

Julian Florez: I would suggest 2-3 minute threshold intervals that get the athletes’ HR to 160-170. I would recommend 4-5 repeats for athletes who can do a 5k in 16 minutes.

RunBlogRun #4: How about recovery days?

Julian Florez: Do not worry about a watch, keep it real slow. Josh Kerr keeps it really slow on his recovery days, and you should too (Josh Kerr owns the WR Indoors for 2 miles and is World Champion at 1,500m, in 2023, ) and 3,000 meters indoors, in 2024. If he can keep it slow and easy, you can too!

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Larry Eder

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.

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