2020 RunBlogRun Track & Field Training Program (update for Coronavirus pandemic), Week 14, Day 5,

The idea of fartlek is perfect now. I have to admit, in college, most of my tough sessions were solitary. I only did a long run, track day each week with team mates. The nature of speed play gave me much solace and confidence. The 3 minutes on, 3 minutes easy was a good workout. I also loved a workout where I ran 40 tmes the distance from first base to third base, just opening up my stride and getting up a good sweat. Be careful with social distancing.

Litchfield 1985: Bob Hodge, Andy Ronan, photo courtesy of Bob Hodge

Friday: Warm up, fun fartlek, 60 minutes, 3 minutes good effort, 3 minutes easy, times 10, cooldown.

2020 RunBlogRun Spring Track & Field Training program, Buiiding strength, Week 14, day 5

Monday: Holmer Fartlek, warm up, go to a track, run 3 miles, jog turns, sprint straights OR, warm up, 30 minute run, stride 30 seconds, jog 90 seconds, times 15, cooldown

Tuesday: Easy 50 minutes, 6 x 150 m strideouts

Wednesday: Warm up, 60 minute run, with 8-9 hills of 2-3 minutes up, and same amount recovery, cooldown

Thursday: Easy 50 minutes, 6 x 150m strideouts

Friday: Warm up, fun fartlek, 60 minutes, 3 minutes good effort, 3 minutes easy, times 10, cooldown.

Saturday: Easy 30 minutes, 6 x 150 m strideouts

Sunday: Long runs, 85-90 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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