2020 RunBlogRun Track & Field Training Program (update for Coronavirus pandemic) Week 12, Day 1, a modified week...

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These are workouts you can do, that will keep you fit, but not beat up your immune system. We have changed workouts to include fartlek and hillwork. All is at sub maximal levels.

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Monday: Holmer Fartlek, warm up, 50 minutes, go out on run in 26 minutes, come back in 24 minutes, gentle coold down

2020 RunBlogRun Spring Track & Field Training program, Buiiding strength, Week 12

Monday: Holmer Fartlek, warm up, 50 minutes, go out on run in 26 minutes, come back in 24 minutes, gentle coold down

Tuesday: Easy 50 minutes, 6 x 150 m strideouts

Wednesday: Warm up, 60 minute run, with 8 hills of 2-3 minutes up, and same amount recovery, cooldown

Thursday: Easy 30 minutes, 6 x 150m strideouts

Friday: Warm up, Fartlek, 60 minutes, 5 minutes at 10k pace, 10 minutes easy, 5 minutes at 8k pace, 10 minutes easy, 5 minutes at 5k pace, 10 minutes easy, 15 minutes moderate pace, then, cooldown

Saturday: Easy 30 minutes, 6 x 150 m strideouts

Sunday: Long runs, 75-80 minutes.

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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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