The fartlek workout on Thursday was tough. You will be sore today. Warm up well, and keep the pace modest. cooldown well and find something fun to do tonight, or take a good nap and watch Netflix or some of the USATF outdoor meet on You Tube.
Colby Alexander, photo by PhotoRun.net
Friday, August 2, 2019: 55 minute park run, relaxed
Week 5, Summer mileage, Training week 5, time to get focused
Monday: 55 minute park run
Tuesday: 20 minute warm up run, 5 times hilly mile, 5 minute jog between each, 20 minute cooldown
Wednesday: 55 minute run, relaxed
Thursday: 70 minute fartlek, 25 times 1 minute hard, one minute easy, 10 minutes easy before and after, keep it good effort
Friday: 55 minute park run, relaxed
Saturday: 50 minute easy run
Sunday: 70-80 minute long run
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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