The hard/ easy notion came to me from reading Ron Daws’ book, The Self-Made Olympian. Daws was a member of the 1968 Olympic team at the marathon distance. A self-taught athlete, with a huge work ethic, Daws learned that he had to do things for him that worked for his unique skill set and talents. Daws was a fan of Arthur Lydiard. Using his methods, I went from a 36 minute 10k runner to a 31 minute 10k runner, in 3 years. I was able to build from 70 miles a week in the build-up to 130 miles a week and do it without injuries. Like Daws, I raced 30-35 times a year, with two times of peaking (fall) and (summer), then a two-week break each time. A good read, and a book I have read a dozen times.
Your workout today, Monday, March 30, 2022, 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 12, Day 3
Monday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday: Warm-up, 12 x 300 meters hard, 200-meter jog, the pace is 1500m, 30-minute run, cooldown,
Wednesday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes, moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Thursday: Warm-up, 20 x 200m, at 3000m pace, 200m jog in between, cooldown
Friday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x100m stride outs, cooldown
Saturday: warm-up, 800m, 1,500m, 3000m, or 5000m, cool down
Sunday: 70-75 minutes moderate pace, on trails
