Saucony RBR Fall Cross Country Training Program, Week Thirteen, Complete Week, ...from RunBlogRun

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You are now in week thirteen. The training programs for the next four to six weeks. Remember, as you race, you will get tired. Focus on your Tuesday and Thursday sessions and your long runs. If you need to cut back on morning runs, do so. Take the time to cool down and warm up.

Consider two pairs of training shoes. One for long runs and recovery days and one for fast days.

Always have dry clothes with you, and water and a snack. A great snack is the Larabar Uber bar-low sugar, nice carbos and protein, for those who can eat nuts. One top coach told me he has his team have a powerbar and low fat chocolate milk! Whatever works for you! But, do it and be prepared.

Saucony RBR Fall Cross Country Training Program, Week 13, complete week…

Week 13: You’ve Arrived!
By now, most of you will have raced at least once or twice, and will be getting into the racing groove. If you’re doing early a.m. runs and need to cut one out, do it. If you’re feeling good but not sure about your leg speed, try the change we suggest on Thursday for the next 3-Â4 weeks.

Monday: Warm up; 45-50 minutes easy running; 8×150 yards relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warm up, 20-minute tempo run, 1-mile cool down.
To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. So if you can run 18:00 for a 5K now, that means a 5:50 pace. Add 30 seconds and your tempo run pace is 6:20 per mile pace.

Wednesday: Warm up; 45-50 minutes easy running; 8×150 yards relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down

Thursday: 1-mile warm up, 10 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to start. Repeat nine more times, no rests); on the flat at the bottom of the hill, try for 8×150 yards as easy strikeouts, jogging to start, no rest between; 1-mile easy cool down.

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Or, if a race happens on Thursday and Saturday, finish up with the 10×150 yards and then do your 1-mile easy cool down.
Or if you need some speedwork, try doing the warmup; 6×800 meters at your race pace for the mile split in 5K. So if you can run 18 minutes for 5K, your half pace would be 2:45 for 800 meters.

Friday: Warm up; 45-50 minutes easy running; 8×150 yards relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy 30-minute run, or a race of 5K for high schools, 8K for college.

Sunday: Long, easy run, 65Â-70 minutes, on grass or dirt 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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