by Larry EderThis is Tuesday. It is a hard day. We break up the 5k cross country race into five sections, of 3 minutes each and ask you to run at a 5k race pace five times. This will challenge you.
The women’s 5000m, 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, photo by Kevin Morris
Tuesday: warm-up, 5x 3 minutes, 5k race pace, 4-minute jog in between intervals, on XC course, or park, cooldown.
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 15, Summer mileage, day 2
Monday: AM for advanced: 30-minute run
Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Tuesday: warm-up, 5x 3 minutes, 5k race pace, 4-minute jog in between intervals, on XC course, or park, cooldown.
Wednesday: AM for advanced: 30-minute run.
Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m light cooldown.
Thursday: warm-up, Hill repeats, 300 meter long hills, jog back to start, repeat 6 times , then, 30 minute run, moderate pace, go to track, 6 x 200m, 20 minute cooldown
Friday: Advanced athletes, take light AM 30 minute run.
Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Saturday: warm-up, 5 x 1000m, 5k pace, 3 minute break between 1000ms, 30 minute run, moderate pace,
4x150m strideouts, then, cooldown.
Sunday: Long run, 75-90 minutes, at a conversational pace
