by Larry EderTuesday has always been one of my fave hard days. This day is about some controlled speed and some focused running. Cross country racing requires lots of skills, and as we head into indoor track, selected road racing, and outdoors, we need to vary our teqhniques, skills, terrains and workouts.
2021 NCAA XC Championships, Division 1, photo by Mike Scott
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 11, Fall Cross Country Racing Season, 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, 8 x 400m, 200m jog between, 2k race pace, 30 minutes, moderate pace, 8 x 200m, 1600m race pace, 100m jog, 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, 6 x800m, 3k pace, 400m jog in between, 30 minutes easy, 6 x 150m, stride outs, 10 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 4 x 150 meter stride outs, cooldown
If not racing, 2 miles on track sprint straights, jog turns, plus 4 x 300m cut downs, cool down
Sunday: Long run, 75-90 minutes, at a conversational pace
