by Larry Eder
Emily Sisson, Gate River 15k Run, March 20, 2021, photo by @kevmofoto
Long runs are times to celebrate movement. Long runs are a time to consider your week. Long runs are time to consider how lucky you are to be alive. Long runs are weekly chances to be present. Long runs are more than endurance development.
Sunday: Long run, 50-55 minutes, at a conversational pace.
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 12, speed development, day 7
Monday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Tuesday: warm-up (1 mile easy, stretch), 12 x 80 seconds, 3k pace, 2 minutes jogging in between
every 80-second run, on a trail, with a 30-minute cooldown.
Wednesday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m light cooldown.
Thursday: warm-up (1 mile easy, stretch), 50 minutes Holmer Fartlek, 25 minutes out, 25 minutes back (harder), 4 x 150m stride-outs, cooldown
Friday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Saturday: warm-up (1 mile easy, stretch), 20 x 45 seconds, at 1600m pace, 2-minute jogging, on trails, cooldown.
Sunday: Long run, 50-55 minutes, at a conversational pace.
