I always loved racing the mile, but my fave distance was 2 miles. Most weeks in summer in college, and winter, I would find a fast 2 mile or mile to shake off the cob webbs in mileage blocks.
The 1,500m, photo by Getty Images/ British Athletics
If you can find a mile-3000m, find it. Keep it fun, and have a goal. Indoor season is here, and the events give you some idea of fitness.
For now, a mile race every other week and a mile relay (4x400m), would be adequate.
Saturday, January 4, 2019: 1 mile all comers race, warm up, cooldown
2020 RunBlogRun Spring Track & Field Training program, Week One, Day 6
Monday: 40 minutes easy
Tuesday: Hilly run, 40-45 minutes, just get into it
Wednesday: 50 minute run, moderate pace,
Thursday: Fartlek, Holmer, 45 minutes, go out moderate, and push on way back
Friday: easy 40 minutes
Saturday: 1 mile all comers race, warm up, cooldown
Sunday: 50 minute run with friends
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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.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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