2019 HOKA ONE ONE Spring Track & Field Training Week 17, Day 4: Thursday is the track

The track at Bellarmine during my high school days was 352 yards. It was built in 1912 for the University of the Pacific. The lovely 400m track now at Bellarmine is magnifiscent. Our dirt track flooded and on those days, we ran barefoot sloshing up the mud puddles. I recall running a 5:18 mile in the mud and rain at the end of cross country with Chris Yamasaki and Pete Dolan.

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Our long days of track were sets of 200m, 300m or 400m on the track. Today is two sets of fast 400m repeats. Enjoy, and listen to your body.

Thursday, 1 May 2019-warm up, 2x 4x400m, 400m jog, first set of 400m at mile pace, 200m jog, second set of 400m at 800m pace, cooldown

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Week 17, 2019 Track buildup-time to get serious, racing is almost here

Monday-warm up, 45 minutes moderate run, back to the track, 8 x150m stride outs, core work, cooldown

Tuesday-warm up, 20 minute tempo run, run at 30 second per mile above your 5k current race pace, 8 x 200m, 200m jog, good effort, cool down

Wednesday-warm up, 45 minute run, 8 x 150m, core training, cooldown

Thursday-warm up, 2x 4x400m, 400m jog, first set of 400m at mile pace, 200m jog, second set of 400m at 800m pace, cooldown

Friday-warm up, 45 minute run, 8 x 150m, core training, cooldown

Saturday-warm up, Prime distance (1 race) and relay, if needed, cooldown

Sunday-warm up, 75-80 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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