2021 RunBlogRun, week # 5, Fall Cross Country Racing Season, Day 3

Last Friday, I interviewed CJ Albertson. CJ lead the Boston marathon for 21 miles, finishined in top ten and was back in Clovis, CA, where he coaches community college. CJ told us that he makes all of his own workouts, because he has the self knowledge and experience in running.

Stumptown Twilight, Junior 3200m, photo by How Lao Photography

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Wednesday: AM for advanced: 30-minute run.

Main workout: light run, 45 minutes easy pace, stretch, 4 x 150 m light cooldown.

2021 RunBlogRun, week # 5, Fall Cross Country Racing Season, Day 3

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, 3 x 1000m, 3k pace, 30 minute run, moderate pace, 6 x 200m stride outs, 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 4 times , then, 20 minute run, moderate pace, 1 x mile, 5k race pace, 800m jog, go to flat surface, 2 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, Race 5k, 30 minutes, plus 6 x 250m stride outs, cooldown

Sunday: Long run, 75-90 minutes, at a conversational pace

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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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