2017 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals Fall Cross Country Training Program, Week 12, Day 6, an early fall cross country race

Scott Smith, photo by PhotoRun.net

The fall cross country season will see 560,000 high school boys and girls racing across 50 states, with Alaska having the first state meet in early October. As we hit the second week of September, most cross country runners are getting their racing legs, and there are 2 races a week. A small meet during the week, and an invitational on the weekend!

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Good luck this weekend. Remember to get out well, and focus on a part of the race that you see needs improvement.

Saturday, September 8, 2017. warm up, early season cross country race, if not, easy 4 mile run, 4×150 meters, cooldown.

As you begin running again, please consider the HOKA ONE ONE training shoes.

To learn about our sponsor, please go to 2017 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals, which opened August 15!

Want some inspiration? Then, check out the video below, which highlights the 2016 HOKA ONE ONE Postal Nationals. It should inspire you to ask coach if your team can compete in it. All teams are welcome and it is free! See how your team ranks across the U.S! Here’s the video: http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=190549#ooid=E2OHhiODE6d19qhv14SIqSXQX088IklV

Fall 2017 HOKA ONE ONE, Fall XC Training Program, week 12

Monday, warm up, one mile easy, 45 minutes, on grass, Fartlek workout, one minute hard, one minute

easy, 22 times, 4x 150 meter stride outs, one mile cooldown, easy stretching.

Tuesday, warm up, one mile easy, two miles, run 800 hard, jog 400m, run 1320 hard, jog 400 meters,

six times hills, 200 meters, pump arms, keep stride short going up, jog down hills, easy mile cooldown,

easy stretching.

Wednesday, warm up, easy 45-55 minute minute run, four times 150 meter stride outs, cooldown, easy

stretching.

Thursday, warm up, warm up, early season race, jog 20 minutes, finish up with 8 times 40 seconds hard,

jog two minutes in between, then, easy 2 mile cooldown.

Friday, warm up, easy 45-50 minute run with four 150 meter stride outs, then cooldown

Saturday, warm up, early season cross country race, if not, easy 4 mile run, 4×150 meters, cooldown

Sunday, warm up, 75-80 minutes, in hills, cooldown

Author

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. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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