by Larry EderAs you get later and later into the summer, the strength and endurance that you are developing, one day after another, will be more and more evident. As you get into August, the paces that challenges you now will be your easy running.
Kellyn Taylor, in the mud and snow, photo by PhotoRun.net
Know that each minute you spend running up hills will be helping you as you race in the fall. You are putting gas into the proverbial running tank.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017. warm up, easy 2 miles, run eight 200 meter hill repeats, shorten stride, pump arms, look down at your feet, jog down easy, 30 minute run, then, cooldown
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Monday, warm up, one mile easy, 50 minute fartlek, Two minutes up hill, two minutes easy,
ten times, final, Five minutes hard fartek uphill then, five minutes easy , cooldown, then one mile easy,
cooldown.
Tuesday, warm up, easy 2 miles, run eight 200 meter hill repeats, shorten stride, pump arms, look down at your
feet, jog down easy, 30 minute run, then, cooldown
Wednesday, warm up, easy 40-45 minute minute run, three times 150 meter stride outs, cooldown.
Thursday, warm up, One mile warm up, 4 minutes uphill or hilly run, 4 minutes recovery, repeat
four times, then, six minutes hard run uphill or hilly run, four minutes recover, then, One mile cooldown, cooldown
Friday, warm up, easy 40-45 minute run with two 150 meter stride outs, then cooldown
Saturday, 30 minutes easy run, or bike, or swim.
Sunday, warm up, 60 minutes, in hills, cooldown
