2019 HOKA ONE ONE Spring Track & Field Training, Week 2, Day 2, back to Tempo runs

We have bought back Temp runs. These runs callous the middle distance runner. I believe the tempo work really helps you keep your mid race pace. These workouts are one of the 3 key days a week you must not miss.

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Tuesday-warm up, 20 minute temp run, run at 30 second per mile above your 5k current race pace, 4 x 150m stride outs, cooldown

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Week 2, 2019 Track buildup

Monday-warm up, 45 minute run, 8 x 200 meters, at good effort, core training, cooldown

Tuesday-warm up, 20 minute temp run, run at 30 second per mile above your 5k current race pace, 4 x 150m stride outs, cooldown

Wednesday-warm up, 50 minute run, 4 x 150m, core training, cooldown

Thursday-warm up, 20 minute run, 8 x 300m, good pace, 100m jog, 20 minute run, 8 x 300m, good pace, 100m jog, 20 minute run, 8 x300m, good pace, 100m jog, 1 mile easy, then cooldown.

Friday-warm up, 50 minute run, 4 x 150m, core training, cooldown

Saturday-warm up, race 800m, 1000m or 3200m, cooldown. Or, run 45 minutes easy.

Sunday-warm up, 55 minutes, cooldown

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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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